Buchanan is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,191 people and two associated neighborhoods, Buchanan is the 215th largest community in Michigan.When you are in Buchanan, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.73% of Buchanan’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Buchanan is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buchanan who work in sales jobs (17.55%), food service (8.44%), and office and administrative support (7.31%). Being a small city, Buchanan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Buchanan are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.74% of adults in Buchanan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Buchanan in 2022 was $26,687, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,748 for a family of four. However, Buchanan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Buchanan is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buchanan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buchanan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Buchanan include German, Irish, English, Scandinavian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Buchanan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Italian.
