Buckingham County, Virginia

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Buckingham County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (8th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,976	8,705,170	334,922,499	2038th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,828	$93,170	$80,734	2005th of 3,221
Median Age	44.1	39.0	38.9	923rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.5%	42.2%	35.7%	2892nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$173,400	$383,700	$332,700	1734th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$927	$1,579	$1,413	1298th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.5%	9.9%	12.5%	1833rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.3%	5.2%	1474th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.3	220.5	n/a	2025th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	13.1%	14.1%	2163rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1497th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.3%	67.3%	65.2%	1102nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	43.0	27.3	26.4	8th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	18.3%	15.1%	1835th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.5%	n/a	n/a	1564th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.6%	48.7%	46.9%	1947th of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.8%	n/a	n/a	2980th 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 Buckingham County, Virginia

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.9%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	30.6%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.3	60.7	61.4

Age in Buckingham County, Virginia

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	44.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Buckingham County, Virginia

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	6,274	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.6%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.4%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.6%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	30.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Buckingham County, Virginia

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,121	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.2%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.4%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.6%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.0%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Buckingham County, Virginia

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	7,284	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.8%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.3%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.9%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$906	$2,790	n/a

Education in Buckingham County, Virginia

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	14.0%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.2%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Buckingham County, Virginia

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.1%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.8%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	23.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Buckingham County, Virginia

Statistic	Buckingham County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.5%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.3%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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