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Buena Vista, VA

6,612 Population
6.4 square miles 1,027 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±3.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Buena Vista city: 36.2 ±3.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$33,175 ±$10,929 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Buena Vista city: $33,175 † ±$10,929
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$54,458 ±$7,379 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Buena Vista city: $54,458 † ±$7,379
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

22% ±7.9% (1,339  ±483) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Buena Vista city: 22% † 1,339 (±7.9% / ±483)
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

15.3 minutes ±1.2 (39,780  ±6,032) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Buena Vista city: 15.3 39,780 (±1.2 / ±6,032)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

2,611 ±153 Number of households
  • Buena Vista city: 2,611 ±153
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
2.3 ±0.1 (6,060  ±27) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Buena Vista city: 2.3 6,060 (±0.1 / ±27)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

5.4% ±3.8% (84  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Buena Vista city: 5.4% † 84 (±3.8% / ±60)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

2,944 ±14 Number of housing units
  • Buena Vista city: 2,944 ±14
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$153,500 ±$22,193 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Buena Vista city: $153,500 † ±$22,193
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

24.2% ±6.4% (1,586  ±420) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Buena Vista city: 24.2% † 1,586 (±6.4% / ±420)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

83.4% ±9.5% (3,411  ±414.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Buena Vista city: 83.4% † 3,411 (±9.5% / ±414.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
24.7% ±6% (1,012  ±247.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Buena Vista city: 24.7% † 1,012 (±6% / ±247.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.4% (28  ±36) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Buena Vista city: 0.4% 28
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

6.3% ±1.9% (329  ±98) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Buena Vista city: 6.3% † 329 (±1.9% / ±98)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
329 Total veterans ±98 320 Male ±101 9 Female ±14

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