Buena Vista

Population: 2,966
Median household income: $58,409
Median home value: $495,800

Buena Vista, a community in Chaffee County, Colorado, has 2,966 residents. At $58,409, its median household income sits below Chaffee County's $70,909.

From 2019 to 2023, Buena Vista's population grew 6.6% from 2,782 to 2,966, while its median home value rose 107.7% from $238,700 to $495,800.

72.6% of workers drive to work alone. 77.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,966
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,409
Median home value: $495,800
Median gross rent: $1,519
Housing units: 1,517
Homeownership rate: 43.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.6%
Unemployment rate: 14.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7822,966

Median household income

$44,104$58,409

Median home value

$238,700$495,800

Median gross rent

$627$1,519

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,782	$44,104	$238,700	$627
2020	2,935	$48,456	$312,700	$1,320
2021	2,859	$39,535	$335,900	$1,195
2022	2,887	$58,168	$413,900	$1,443
2023	2,966	$58,409	$495,800	$1,519

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	86	2.9%
5 to 17	652	22.0%
18 to 24	325	11.0%
25 to 34	464	15.6%
35 to 44	295	9.9%
45 to 54	458	15.4%
55 to 64	490	16.5%
65 to 74	128	4.3%
75 and over	68	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,711	91.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	47	1.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	186	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	4.6%
High school graduate	556	29.2%
Some college or associate's	469	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	521	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	270	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,057	72.6%
Carpooled	162	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.4%
Bicycle	29	2.0%
Worked from home	187	12.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	942	74.2%
15 to 29 min	170	13.4%
30 to 44 min	157	12.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 9.6% (285 of 2,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	705	51.3%
Nonfamily households	669	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,374	90.6%
Vacant	143	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	592	43.1%
Renter-occupied	782	56.9%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,170	77.1%
1-unit, attached	87	5.7%
2 to 4 units	62	4.1%
5 to 19 units	131	8.6%
20 or more units	67	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0810105
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8320, -106.1387