Buckhall vs Leesylvania

A side-by-side comparison of Buckhall and Leesylvania: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leesylvania has the higher population (22,848 vs 20,447 in Buckhall). Buckhall has the higher median household income ($169,591 vs $137,460 in Leesylvania). Buckhall has the higher median home value ($598,700 vs $508,800 in Leesylvania).

Population, income & housing

	Buckhall	Leesylvania
Population	20,447	22,848
Median age	39.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$169,591	$137,460
Median home value	$598,700	$508,800
Median gross rent	$2,591	$2,278
Housing units	6,657	8,205
Homeownership rate	88.5%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.8%	51.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckhall	Leesylvania
Population	17,708 → 20,447 (+15.5%)	21,880 → 22,848 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$143,602 → $169,591 (+18.1%)	$120,610 → $137,460 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$449,400 → $598,700 (+33.2%)	$393,900 → $508,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,886 → $2,591 (+37.4%)	$1,929 → $2,278 (+18.1%)

Buckhall

Population

17,70820,447

Median household income

$143,602$169,591

Median home value

$449,400$598,700

Median gross rent

$1,886$2,591

Leesylvania

Population

21,88022,848

Median household income

$120,610$137,460

Median home value

$393,900$508,800

Median gross rent

$1,929$2,278

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckhall	Leesylvania
Under 5	7.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	15.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	16.4%
45 to 54	15.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	5.3%
75 and over	3.9%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckhall	Leesylvania
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	23.2%
Black or African American	8.9%	43.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.0%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckhall	Leesylvania
No high school diploma	6.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	15.8%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.3%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckhall	Leesylvania
Drove alone	61.6%	69.9%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.1%
Public transit	5.0%	4.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	25.6%	15.1%
Other means	0.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckhall	Leesylvania
1-unit, detached	81.3%	41.5%
1-unit, attached	12.6%	30.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	6.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Buckhall	Leesylvania
Poverty rate	5.8%	3.8%
Average household size	3.14	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	41	39
Median year structure built	1995	2008