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Buchanan district, Botetourt County, VA

6,721 Population
199.2 square miles 33.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.2 ±3.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Botetourt County: 48.1 ±0.9
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$33,205 ±$4,424 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Botetourt County: $41,322 ±$2,074
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$63,776 ±$7,097 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Botetourt County: $80,467 ±$4,834
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

9.8% ±4.2% (655  ±288) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Botetourt County: 6.1% † 2,037 (±1.6% / ±548)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

34.3 minutes ±3.9 (87,780  ±14,372) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Botetourt County: 25.6 354,930 (±1.1 / ±23,974)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

2,596 ±233 Number of households
  • Botetourt County: 13,105 ±319
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
2.6 ±0.3 (6,662  ±592) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Botetourt County: 2.6 33,447 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

4.1% ±3.3% (49  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Botetourt County: 5.9% † 377 (±2.7% / ±175)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

3,162 ±238 Number of housing units
  • Botetourt County: 15,010 ±46
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$220,500 ±$26,869 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Botetourt County: $268,900 ±$10,899
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

8.4% ±3.1% (561  ±213.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Botetourt County: 7.2% † 2,430 (±1.5% / ±498.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

92.8% ±1.7% (4,680  ±440.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Botetourt County: 94.4% 23,739 (±4.1% / ±1,031.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
19% ±2.8% (960  ±167) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Botetourt County: 27.5% 6,921 (±2.2% / ±553.2)
  • about half 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

0.7% ±0.5% (50  ±32) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Botetourt County: 1.8% 602
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

10.2% ±2.3% (552  ±138) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Botetourt County: 9.4% † 2,585 (±1.1% / ±304)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
552 Total veterans ±138 491 Male ±134 61 Female ±39

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