Buchanan vs Glen Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Buchanan and Glen Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Buchanan and Glen Wilton 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 74 in Glen Wilton). Glen Wilton has the higher median household income ($63,036 vs $52,474 in Buchanan). Since 2019, Buchanan's population has grown faster (-7.2% vs -75.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Buchanan	Glen Wilton
Population	1,271	74
Median age	43.7 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,474	$63,036
Median home value	$201,900	—
Median gross rent	$929	—
Housing units	613	37
Homeownership rate	76.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buchanan	Glen Wilton
Population	1,369 → 1,271 (-7.2%)	297 → 74 (-75.1%)
Median household income	$57,716 → $52,474 (-9.1%)	$57,878 → $63,036 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$125,200 → $201,900 (+61.3%)	—
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

Glen Wilton

Population

29774

Median household income

$57,878$63,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buchanan	Glen Wilton
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%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	44.6%
55 to 64	17.5%	18.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	27.0%
75 and over	8.8%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buchanan	Glen Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	82.4%
Black or African American	3.9%	17.6%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buchanan	Glen Wilton
No high school diploma	7.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.7%	82.4%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	17.6%
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	Glen Wilton
Drove alone	82.1%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buchanan	Glen Wilton
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	Glen Wilton
Poverty rate	17.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1972	1938