Buchanan County, Virginia

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Buchanan County, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,415	8,705,170	334,922,499	1915th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,886	$93,170	$80,734	3008th of 3,221
Median Age	47.8	39.0	38.9	376th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.5%	42.2%	35.7%	3136th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$94,900	$383,700	$332,700	3054th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$743	$1,579	$1,413	2515th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.2%	9.9%	12.5%	226th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.3%	5.2%	1993rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	38.6	220.5	n/a	1781st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	13.1%	14.1%	2904th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.0	n/a	n/a	2676th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.1%	67.3%	65.2%	248th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.1	27.3	26.4	498th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	18.3%	15.1%	2268th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.0%	n/a	n/a	1469th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	48.7%	46.9%	1883rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.2%	n/a	n/a	2912th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Buchanan County, Virginia

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.0	60.7	61.4

Age in Buchanan County, Virginia

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	47.8	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.7%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Buchanan County, Virginia

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	7,530	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.5%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.5%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.5%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.2%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Buchanan County, Virginia

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,508	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.4%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.8%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.2%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.4%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.3%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Buchanan County, Virginia

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	10,321	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.1%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.0%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	50.0%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$413	$2,790	n/a

Education in Buchanan County, Virginia

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	21.4%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.0%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.2%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.0%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Buchanan County, Virginia

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	33.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.2%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.6%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Buchanan County, Virginia

Statistic	Buchanan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.4%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	14.3%	16.7%

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