Buchanan vs Eagle Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Buchanan and Eagle Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

Buchanan and Eagle Rock are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buchanan has the higher population (1,271 vs 122 in Eagle Rock). Buchanan has the higher median home value ($201,900 vs $109,400 in Eagle Rock). Since 2019, Buchanan's population has grown faster (-7.2% vs -42.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Buchanan	Eagle Rock
Population	1,271	122
Median age	43.7 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,474	—
Median home value	$201,900	$109,400
Median gross rent	$929	—
Housing units	613	91
Homeownership rate	76.7%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buchanan	Eagle Rock
Population	1,369 → 1,271 (-7.2%)	211 → 122 (-42.2%)
Median household income	$57,716 → $52,474 (-9.1%)	—
Median home value	$125,200 → $201,900 (+61.3%)	$128,400 → $109,400 (-14.8%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $929 (+18.5%)	—

Buchanan

Population

1,3691,271

Median household income

$57,716$52,474

Median home value

$125,200$201,900

Median gross rent

$784$929

Eagle Rock

Population

211122

Median home value

$128,400$109,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buchanan	Eagle Rock
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	12.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	18.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	22.1%
55 to 64	17.5%	44.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	0.0%
75 and over	8.8%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buchanan	Eagle Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	90.2%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buchanan	Eagle Rock
No high school diploma	7.8%	9.8%
High school graduate	35.7%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buchanan	Eagle Rock
Drove alone	82.1%	71.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	28.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buchanan	Eagle Rock
1-unit, detached	86.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buchanan	Eagle Rock
Poverty rate	17.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.53	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1972	1951