Housing density: 112 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $167,641.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,355 (lower quartile is $885, upper quartile is $1,562)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,191
Median gross rent in Buchanan, WI in 2022: $1,613
Housing units in Buchanan with a mortgage: 1,214 (118 second mortgage, 211 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 248
In family households: 145,248 (36,416 male householders, 10,581 female householders)
37,914 spouses, 52,593 children (49,280 natural, 1,173 adopted, 2,140 stepchildren), 1,536 grandchildren, 1,017 brothers or sisters, 664 parents, foster children, 855 other relatives, 3,154 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28,408 (11,042 male householders (8,209 living alone)), 11,609 female householders (9,795 living alone)), 5,757 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,039 (1,363 institutionalized population)
35,807 married couples with children.
6,893 single-parent households (1,845 men, 5,048 women).
95.7% of residents of Buchanan speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 108 (1.6%)
(53.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Buchanan, Wisconsin
211995 to March 2000
91990 to 1994
41985 to 1989
41980 to 1984
161975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
71965 to 1969
6Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
German: 3,121 (41.1%)
Dutch: 1,306 (17.2%)
Irish: 609 (8.0%)
Polish: 419 (5.5%)
Other: 374 (4.9%)
French: 353 (4.6%)
Norwegian: 283 (3.7%)
United States: 257 (3.4%)
Czech: 186 (2.4%)
Swedish: 178 (2.3%)
English: 133 (1.8%)
Italian: 99 (1.3%)
Danish: 65 (0.9%)
French Canadian: 53 (0.7%)
Scottish: 33 (0.4%)
Hungarian: 26 (0.3%)
Russian: 23 (0.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 23 (0.3%)
Welsh: 22 (0.3%)
Slovak: 19 (0.3%)
Arab: 6 (0.08%)
Greek: 6 (0.08%)
Swiss: 5 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Buchanan:
25.4% (17)
Wisconsin:
2.6% (5,022)
France
Buchanan:
19.4% (13)
Wisconsin:
0.5% (993)
Other Northern Europe
Buchanan:
17.9% (12)
Wisconsin:
0.8% (1,483)
Germany
Buchanan:
10.4% (7)
Wisconsin:
7.2% (13,863)
Japan
Buchanan:
9.0% (6)
Wisconsin:
1.2% (2,231)
Russia
Buchanan:
6.0% (4)
Wisconsin:
1.5% (2,954)
Taiwan
Buchanan:
6.0% (4)
Wisconsin:
0.7% (1,363)
Nicaragua
Buchanan:
6.0% (4)
Wisconsin:
0.5% (956)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,830
Other state: 779
Northeast: 17
Midwest: 518
South: 141
West: 103
48% of Buchanan residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Wisconsin.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 22
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 581
Less than 1 year of college: 97
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 259
Associate degree: 204
Bachelor's degree: 414
Master's degree: 87
Professional school degree: 29
Doctorate degree: 8
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 547
Less than 1 year of college: 164
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 165
Associate degree: 211
Bachelor's degree: 436
Master's degree: 81
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 7
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,506
One, attached: 204
Two: 122
5 to 9: 22
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%