Buena Vista city vs King and Queen County

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

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

King and Queen County has the higher population (6,676 vs 6,612 in Buena Vista city). King and Queen County has the higher median household income ($72,851 vs $54,458 in Buena Vista city). King and Queen County has the higher median home value ($240,900 vs $153,500 in Buena Vista city).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista city	King and Queen County
Population	6,612	6,676
Median age	36.2 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,458	$72,851
Median home value	$153,500	$240,900
Median gross rent	$1,067	$982
Housing units	2,944	3,485
Homeownership rate	57.2%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista city	King and Queen County
Population	6,484 → 6,612 (+2.0%)	7,042 → 6,676 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$32,455 → $54,458 (+67.8%)	$63,982 → $72,851 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $153,500 (+21.2%)	$183,200 → $240,900 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,067 (+34.2%)	$968 → $982 (+1.4%)

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

King and Queen County

Population

7,0426,676

Median household income

$63,982$72,851

Median home value

$183,200$240,900

Median gross rent

$968$982

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista city	King and Queen County
Under 5	5.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	16.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	17.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	15.6%
75 and over	7.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista city	King and Queen County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	66.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	10.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista city	King and Queen County
No high school diploma	16.6%	10.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista city	King and Queen County
Drove alone	79.0%	77.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	5.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista city	King and Queen County
1-unit, detached	85.6%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	18.5%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista city	King and Queen County
Poverty rate	22.0%	18.5%
Average household size	2.32	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	15	36
Median year structure built	1972	1990