Buchanan is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,228 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. 39.56% of Buchanan’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Buchanan is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buchanan who work in sales jobs (14.39%), office and administrative support (8.97%), and food service (7.33%). Being a small city, Buchanan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Buchanan is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.94% of adults 25 and older in Buchanan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Buchanan in 2022 was $30,213, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,852 for a family of four. However, Buchanan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Buchanan is a somewhat 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 European. The most common language spoken in Buchanan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Italian.
