Buena Vista city vs Charles City County

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista city and Charles City County: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena Vista city and Charles City County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Charles City County has the higher population (6,686 vs 6,612 in Buena Vista city). Charles City County has the higher median household income ($70,339 vs $54,458 in Buena Vista city). Charles City County has the higher median home value ($224,100 vs $153,500 in Buena Vista city).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista city	Charles City County
Population	6,612	6,686
Median age	36.2 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,458	$70,339
Median home value	$153,500	$224,100
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,076
Housing units	2,944	3,269
Homeownership rate	57.2%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista city	Charles City County
Population	6,484 → 6,612 (+2.0%)	7,014 → 6,686 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$32,455 → $54,458 (+67.8%)	$57,198 → $70,339 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $153,500 (+21.2%)	$167,900 → $224,100 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,067 (+34.2%)	$813 → $1,076 (+32.3%)

Buena Vista city

Population

6,4846,612

Median household income

$32,455$54,458

Median home value

$126,600$153,500

Median gross rent

$795$1,067

Charles City County

Population

7,0146,686

Median household income

$57,198$70,339

Median home value

$167,900$224,100

Median gross rent

$813$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista city	Charles City County
Under 5	5.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	16.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.4%	20.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	15.9%
75 and over	7.8%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista city	Charles City County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	44.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	40.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.7%
Asian	0.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	10.7%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista city	Charles City County
No high school diploma	16.6%	11.8%
High school graduate	29.9%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista city	Charles City County
Drove alone	79.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista city	Charles City County
1-unit, detached	85.6%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista city	Charles City County
Poverty rate	22.0%	11.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	15	34
Median year structure built	1972	1990