CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Buckley

Michigan · 474 residents · 1.82 sq mi

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Buckley is a city of 474 people in Michigan. This skews young, with a median age of 24.0. The poverty rate is 27.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $37,800. Households here earn about 34% less than in Michigan as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

474

−14%vs 2000

vs 550 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.0

−23%vs 2000

vs 31.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024936

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.4%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.2%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.2%(53)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(42)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(43)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(83)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.6%(93)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.6%(22)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.5%(12)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.9%(9)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(8)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,625

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,667 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,206

−49%vs 2000

vs $14,258 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.4%

+20.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,800

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$386

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $595 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.3%(502)

Black0.7%(4)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(20)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(459)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.2%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German16%(150)

English13.7%(128)

Irish8.8%(82)

Polish5.1%(48)

French4.9%(46)

Ukrainian4.1%(38)

Italian2.9%(27)

Norwegian2.1%(20)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(15)

Canadian1.4%(13)

Hungarian1.4%(13)

Swedish1.4%(13)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

American1.3%(12)

Dutch1.3%(12)

British0.7%(7)

Czech0.5%(5)

Finnish0.3%(3)

French Canadian0.3%(3)

Scottish0.3%(3)

Slovak0.3%(3)

Welsh0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 19.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.6%(125)

Married57.3%(207)

Widowed2.8%(10)

Divorced5.3%(19)

Women 15+

Never married28.6%(81)

Married63.3%(179)

Widowed3.5%(10)

Divorced4.6%(13)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.5%

−14.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

51.5%

+18.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.0%

−14.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.0%

+19.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)3.8%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.2%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.1%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 53 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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