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Buena Vista, GA

1,717 Population
3.2 square miles 533.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±4.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 36.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$17,540 ±$3,762 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: $33,493 ±$971
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $40,924 ±$189
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$28,878 ±$7,950 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: $59,336 ±$1,529
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $77,353 ±$407
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35.9% ±8.3% (580  ±177) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 18.7% 58,467 (±1.2% / ±3,747)
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,430,012 (±0.2% / ±19,111)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.3 minutes ±5.7 (11,810  ±4,790) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 22.6 2,832,785 (±0.5 / ±79,611)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

697 ±168 Number of households
  • the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 127,512 ±1,104
  • Georgia: 4,074,366 ±9,635
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.7 (1,616  ±324) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 2.5 313,075 (±0 / ±1,052)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,690,640
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.3% ±12.2% (52  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 5.5% † 4,236 (±0.8% / ±638)
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,514 (±0.1% / ±3,547)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

850 ±174 Number of housing units
  • the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 145,963 ±521
  • Georgia: 4,541,835 ±1,384
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$80,900 ±$17,673 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: $197,300 ±$5,529
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Georgia: $303,300 ±$1,171
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.8% ±4.5% (167  ±83.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 15.3% 49,202 (±0.9% / ±2,937.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 13% 1,406,528 (±0.2% / ±17,564.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

70.6% ±2.8% (731  ±158.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 89.1% 194,136 (±1.6% / ±3,601.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89.2% 6,568,251 (±0.3% / ±23,992)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
7.8% ±4.3% (81  ±47.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 28.1% 61,162 (±1% / ±2,139.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Georgia: 35% 2,571,913 (±0.2% / ±14,805.2)
  • about one-fifth 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

6.8% ±3.3% (117  ±61) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 4.3% 13,979
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 11.2% 1,222,778
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.7% ±1.5% (34  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area: 13.4% 31,489 (±0.6% / ±1,432)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 601,304 (±0.1% / ±7,700)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
34 Total veterans ±20 34 Male ±20 N/A Female ±14

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