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Buena Vista, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Buena Vista is a Census CDP of 5,798 people across 4.00 square miles of land, in Saginaw County. Median household income is $41,999, 72.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buena Vista
What Buena Vista is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,451
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaginaw County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
How many people live in Buena Vista
- Population5,798
- Median age40.2
- Population under 181,539 plus or minus 421
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over1,261 plus or minus 277
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households2,297
- Family households1,250
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
Income and work in Buena Vista
- Median household income$41,999
- Per capita income$21,466
- Civilian labor force2,096
- Employed1,914
- Unemployed182 plus or minus 123
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over3,762
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
Housing in Buena Vista
- Housing units2,926
- Occupied units2,297
- Vacant units629 plus or minus 207
- Vacancy rate21.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied1,660
- Renter occupied637 plus or minus 217
- Ownership rate72.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$62,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$906
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units2,201
- Share single family75.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more608 plus or minus 236
- Share in buildings of two or more20.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes117 plus or minus 93
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
How Buena Vista gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,739
- Commuting under 15 minutes408 plus or minus 193
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.5 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more330 plus or minus 158
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone67.0 percent
- Carpooled16.7 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Saginaw County, not Buena Vista
Saginaw County context, not Buena Vista figures
- Establishments in Saginaw County4,092
- Covered employment, Saginaw County79,478
- Average annual pay, Saginaw County$58,049
- Housing units permitted, Saginaw County141
Every figure in this section is published for Saginaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buena Vista.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Buena Vista questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buena Vista, Michigan?
5,798, in 2,297 households. Buena Vista CDP covers 4.00 square miles of land, which is 1,451 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buena Vista in?
Saginaw County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Buena Vista?
$41,999. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $62,000. Median gross rent is $906 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Buena Vista figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Saginaw County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Buena Vista.
Is zoning published for Buena Vista?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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