Buckingham County, VA Demographic Data
Buckingham County, VA Summary
Buckingham County is located in Virginia
- Population: 17,071
- Area: 583.56 sq. miles
- Land Area: 579.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.90 sq. miles
- Population Density: 29.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 406.50 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Buckingham County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,577
45%
50.8
Male
9,453
56%
49.2
Total Population
17,030
323,128,000
Buckingham County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
849
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
884
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
981
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
867
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,107
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,243
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,209
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,637
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,340
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,076
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,725
10.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
920
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
192
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,714
80.5%
77.2
Female
6,060
44.2%
51.3
Male
7,654
55.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,291
78.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,462
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,837
16.7%
15.2
Female
1,523
53.7%
55.8
Male
1,314
46.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Buckingham County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,687
98.0%
96.8
White
10,513
61.7%
72.6
Black or African American
5,825
34.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
23
0.1%
0.8
Asian
75
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
23
0.1%
0.2
Korean
8
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
31
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
11
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
11
0.1%
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
240
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
343
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
403
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
286
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
50
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
67
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,627
97.6%
82.2
Buckingham County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,249
10.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,525
12.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,184
42.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,154
17.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
761
6.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
984
8.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
485
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,774
22.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,568
77.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,469
11.9%
31.2
Buckingham County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,101
35.6%
33.7%
Now Married
6,111
42.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,433
10.0%
11.0%
Separated
558
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,113
7.8
5.8%
Buckingham County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,629
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
552
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
289
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
130
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
61
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
72
0.4%
1.1%
Buckingham County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
491
8.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
374
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
678
11.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
755
13.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
835
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,213
21.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
678
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
541
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
97
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
27
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
43,514
57,617
Per capita income
19,264
31,128
Buckingham County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
423
6.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
454
6.8%
9.8
Construction
673
10.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,802
27.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
258
3.9%
6.6
Information
64
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
390
5.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
419
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
317
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
605
9.1%
4.6
Retail trade
707
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
352
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
201
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,114
16.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,832
27.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
768
11.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,434
21.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,517
22.8%
18.1%
Buckingham County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,484
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,100
78.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
859
13.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
41
0.6%
5.1
Walked
99
1.5%
2.7
Other means
155
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
230
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
35.1
26.6
Buckingham County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
391
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,515
26.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,723
30.3%
37.1
3 or more
2,060
36.2%
21.0
Buckingham County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,689
78.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,351
76.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,338
23.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,586
21.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Buckingham County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,275
1 room
37
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
43
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
273
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,124
15.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,141
29.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,564
21.5%
17.8
7 rooms
892
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
656
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
545
7.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Buckingham County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,275
1-unit, detached
4,839
66.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
29
0.4%
5.9
2-units
21
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
43
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
96
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
13
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
38
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
2,166
29.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
30
0.4%
0.1
Buckingham County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
727
10.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
256
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
331
4.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
531
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
983
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,311
18.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,340
18.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,484
20.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
219
3.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
93
1.3%
1.4%
Buckingham County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
102
1.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
989
17.4%
4.7
Electricity
3,466
60.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
366
6.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
729
12.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
29
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.1%
1.1
Buckingham County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,536
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
20
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
29
1.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
42
1.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
147
5.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
277
10.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
896
35.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,125
44.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,036
41.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
363
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
434
17.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
137
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
546
21.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
20
0.0%
0.0%
Buckingham County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,007
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
0.9%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
13
1.3%
1.8%
Less than $500
154
15.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
172
17.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
659
65.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
331
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
695
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
133
13.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
55
5.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
152
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
116
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
102
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
439
44.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
341
0.0%
0.0%
Buckingham County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,351
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
560
12.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,114
25.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
896
20.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
783
18.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
631
14.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
305
7.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
62
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
123,800
205,000