Buena Vista city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Buena Vista city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Buena Vista city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,593	8,705,170	334,922,499	2768th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,833	$93,170	$80,734	2270th of 3,221
Median Age	35.9	39.0	38.9	2896th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.3%	42.2%	35.7%	1471st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$156,200	$383,700	$332,700	2123rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,112	$1,579	$1,413	692nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.8%	9.9%	12.5%	675th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.4%	4.3%	5.2%	3073rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,023.8	220.5	n/a	182nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	13.1%	14.1%	2834th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.6	n/a	n/a	2751st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	56.5%	67.3%	65.2%	3084th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.4	27.3	26.4	2902nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	18.3%	15.1%	1777th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1944th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.0%	48.7%	46.9%	2794th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.8%	n/a	n/a	1504th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Buena Vista city, Virginia

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.2	60.7	61.4

Age in Buena Vista city, Virginia

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	35.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	16.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.1%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Buena Vista city, Virginia

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	2,554	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.1%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.1%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	26.1%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	36.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Buena Vista city, Virginia

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,609	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.9%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	28.7%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.2%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.8%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.3%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Buena Vista city, Virginia

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	2,949	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.2%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.4%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.5%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,421	$2,790	n/a

Education in Buena Vista city, Virginia

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	12.1%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.7%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.6%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Buena Vista city, Virginia

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.4%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.3%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.5%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Buena Vista city, Virginia

Statistic	Buena Vista city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.8%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.2%	14.3%	16.7%

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