Buchanan County, Virginia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,857
Median household income: $42,216
Median home value: $91,400

Buchanan County, Virginia counts 19,857 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $42,216, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Buchanan County's population declined 8.9% from 21,788 to 19,857, while its median household income rose 32.1% from $31,956 to $42,216.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.7% of the population. 83.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,857
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,216
Median home value: $91,400
Median gross rent: $712
Housing units: 10,340
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,78819,857

Median household income

$31,956$42,216

Median home value

$72,300$91,400

Median gross rent

$617$712

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,788	$31,956	$72,300	$617
2020	21,374	$34,302	$69,500	$608
2021	20,615	$37,093	$71,800	$661
2022	20,246	$39,591	$84,900	$728
2023	19,857	$42,216	$91,400	$712

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	859	4.3%
5 to 17	2,533	12.8%
18 to 24	1,298	6.5%
25 to 34	2,268	11.4%
35 to 44	2,382	12.0%
45 to 54	2,758	13.9%
55 to 64	3,098	15.6%
65 to 74	2,685	13.5%
75 and over	1,976	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,000	95.7%
Black or African American	468	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	50	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	137	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	202	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.5%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,410	22.5%
High school graduate	6,461	42.6%
Some college or associate's	3,651	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	833	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	812	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,678	83.2%
Carpooled	462	8.2%
Public transit	37	0.7%
Walked	87	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	253	4.5%
Other means	108	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,191	22.2%
15 to 29 min	1,720	32.0%
30 to 44 min	1,187	22.1%
45 to 59 min	710	13.2%
60+ min	564	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 23.9% (4,485 of 18,735)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,956	67.4%
Nonfamily households	2,395	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,351	71.1%
Vacant	2,989	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,038	82.1%
Renter-occupied	1,313	17.9%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other32.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,520	63.1%
1-unit, attached	110	1.1%
2 to 4 units	186	1.8%
5 to 19 units	202	2.0%
20 or more units	16	0.2%
Mobile home & other	3,306	32.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 51027
State: Virginia
Land area: 503 sq mi
Water area: 1.08 sq mi
Center point: 37.2681, -82.0382

Cities & places

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