Buckley, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 550. Estimated population in July 2024: 565 (+2.7% change)
Males: 262 (47.6%), Females: 288 (52.4%)
Wexford County
Zip code: 49620
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $36,667
Median house value: $81,600
Population by Race
Races in Buckley:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (25.6%), Polish (12.5%), Irish (11.6%), French Canadian (7.8%), United States (6.9%), English (6.7%).
Elevation: 318 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Buckley
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Buckley village
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 2.0%
- Divorced: 14.6%
4.7% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +170 (+44.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Buckley:
- MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI)
- MERCY HOSPITAL-CADILLAC (about 24 miles; CADILLAC, MI)
- PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; FRANKFORT, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buckley:
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 18 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Abbreviation: TVC)
- OTSEGO COUNTY (about 76 miles; GAYLORD, MI; Abbreviation: GLR)
- PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 96 miles; PELLSTON, MI; Abbreviation: PLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckley:
- GREEN LAKE (about 9 miles; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Abbreviation: Y88)
- BUNCH’S HALF ACRE (about 16 miles; HARRIETTA, MI; Abbreviation: 4Y9)
- LAKE ANN AIRWAY ESTATES (about 20 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Abbreviation: 4M0)
Amtrak station:
BUCKLEY (102 WEXFORD AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckley:
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 19 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 108 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
Public primary/middle school in Buckley:
- BUCKLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 305 S. FIRST STREET; Grades: PK – 12)