Buchanan County, VA Demographic Data
Buchanan County, VA Summary
Buchanan County is located in Virginia
- Population: 23,917
- Area: 503.84 sq. miles
- Land Area: 502.76 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 47.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,164.70 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Buchanan County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,485
50%
50.8
Male
11,673
50%
49.2
Total Population
23,158
323,128,000
Buchanan County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,014
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
965
4.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,406
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,227
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,237
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,742
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,771
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,588
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,203
9.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,530
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,726
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,460
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
289
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,986
82.0%
77.2
Female
9,431
49.7%
51.3
Male
9,555
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,257
78.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,322
23.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,475
19.3%
15.2
Female
2,472
55.2%
55.8
Male
2,003
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Buchanan County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,929
99.0%
96.8
White
22,117
95.5%
72.6
Black or African American
650
2.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
25
0.1%
0.8
Asian
116
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
59
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
26
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
12
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
21
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
229
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
63
0.3%
17.8
Mexican
19
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
19
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
25
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,095
99.7%
82.2
Buchanan County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,769
16.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,419
14.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,090
35.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,184
18.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,127
6.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,082
6.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
638
3.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,188
30.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,121
70.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,720
10.0%
31.2
Buchanan County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,817
24.4%
33.7%
Now Married
10,039
50.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,256
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
689
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,972
10.0
5.8%
Buchanan County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,795
98.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
349
1.6%
21.6%
Spanish
55
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
84
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
74
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
136
0.6%
1.1%
Buchanan County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,301
14.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
834
9.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,816
19.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,151
12.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,158
12.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,287
14.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
788
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
581
6.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
110
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
98
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
30,335
57,617
Per capita income
18,160
31,128
Buchanan County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,185
17.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
438
6.4%
9.8
Construction
533
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,575
23.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
306
4.5%
6.6
Information
53
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
274
4.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
272
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
478
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
393
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
800
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
415
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
117
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,428
20.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,628
23.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
975
14.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,618
23.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,190
17.4%
18.1%
Buchanan County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,735
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,007
89.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
461
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
40
0.6%
5.1
Walked
92
1.4%
2.7
Other means
85
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
50
0.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.3
26.6
Buchanan County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
708
7.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,634
28.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,467
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
2,315
25.4%
21.0
Buchanan County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,124
79.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,163
78.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,961
21.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,319
20.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
19
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Buchanan County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,443
1 room
69
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
128
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
487
4.3%
9.1
4 rooms
2,194
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
3,027
26.5%
19.8
6 rooms
2,672
23.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,401
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
986
8.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
479
4.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Buchanan County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,443
1-unit, detached
6,860
59.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
91
0.8%
5.9
2-units
79
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
135
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
169
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
158
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
38
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
3,903
34.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
10
0.1%
0.1
Buchanan County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
925
8.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
531
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,063
9.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
857
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,963
25.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,540
13.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,974
17.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,308
11.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
198
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
84
0.7%
1.4%
Buchanan County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
147
1.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
545
6.0%
4.7
Electricity
7,227
79.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
478
5.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
285
3.1%
0.1
Wood
370
4.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
41
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
31
0.3%
1.1
Buchanan County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,095
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
18
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
36
1.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
63
3.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
189
9.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
194
9.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
563
26.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,032
49.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
918
43.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
230
11.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
259
12.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
132
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
556
26.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Buchanan County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,534
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
13
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
132
8.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
425
27.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
964
62.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
427
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
594
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
278
18.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
112
7.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
143
9.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
102
6.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
128
8.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
708
48.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
490
0.0%
0.0%
Buchanan County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,163
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,526
35.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,428
33.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
809
11.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
473
6.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
438
6.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
264
3.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
168
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
57
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
70,500
205,000
