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Buena Vista town, Richland County, WI

1,583 Population
41.2 square miles 38.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Richland County: 46.6 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,047 ±$4,210 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Richland County: $36,484 ±$1,725
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$73,281 ±$5,883 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Richland County: $66,420 ±$3,100
  • a little less than the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.8% ±3.4% (171  ±56) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Richland County: 14.5% † 2,458 (±2.3% / ±388)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.8 minutes ±2.8 (17,150  ±3,099) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Richland County: 24.4 176,990 (±2 / ±15,879)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

644 ±66 Number of households
  • Richland County: 7,250 ±172
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (1,577  ±144) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Richland County: 2.3 16,844 (±0.1 / ±17)
  • a little higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.9% ±4.8% (30  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Richland County: 4.4% † 142 (±1.2% / ±40)
  • nearly double the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

764 ±78 Number of housing units
  • Richland County: 8,532 ±47
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$195,400 ±$13,635 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Richland County: $197,500 ±$9,132
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.3% ±2.1% (83  ±33.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Richland County: 7.6% † 1,291 (±1.5% / ±252.2)
  • about half the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.4% ±13.1% (1,057  ±100) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Richland County: 92.7% 11,485 (±3.6% / ±450.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.7% ±3.2% (166  ±40.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Richland County: 21.2% 2,625 (±1.8% / ±220.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.6% ±4% (88  ±64) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Richland County: 2.6% 439
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.5% ±2.1% (90  ±27) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Richland County: 6.6% † 891 (±1% / ±130)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
90 Total veterans ±27 82 Male ±28 8 Female ±7

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