Buckhannon

Population: 5,144
Median household income: $48,720
Median home value: $152,000

Located in Upshur County, West Virginia, Buckhannon is a community with a population of 5,144. The median household income of $48,720 is below the Upshur County median ($51,859).

Between 2019 and 2023, Buckhannon's population declined 6.2% from 5,486 to 5,144, while its median home value rose 13.0% from $134,500 to $152,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.6% of the population. 61.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,144
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,720
Median home value: $152,000
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 2,217
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4865,144

Median household income

$39,709$48,720

Median home value

$134,500$152,000

Median gross rent

$676$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,486	$39,709	$134,500	$676
2020	5,473	$42,287	$128,900	$689
2021	5,343	$46,602	$133,600	$684
2022	5,201	$43,621	$147,900	$712
2023	5,144	$48,720	$152,000	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2427.3%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	234	4.5%
5 to 17	601	11.7%
18 to 24	1,406	27.3%
25 to 34	446	8.7%
35 to 44	713	13.9%
45 to 54	422	8.2%
55 to 64	613	11.9%
65 to 74	419	8.1%
75 and over	290	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,456	86.6%
Black or African American	302	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.2%
Asian	68	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	6	0.1%
Two or more races	198	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	308	10.6%
High school graduate	1,223	42.1%
Some college or associate's	748	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	371	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	253	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.4%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,121	61.9%
Carpooled	79	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	242	13.4%
Bicycle	35	1.9%
Worked from home	276	15.2%
Other means	58	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	983	64.0%
15 to 29 min	120	7.8%
30 to 44 min	147	9.6%
45 to 59 min	222	14.5%
60+ min	63	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 24.6% (974 of 3,963)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,004	52.2%
Nonfamily households	918	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,922	86.7%
Vacant	295	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,199	62.4%
Renter-occupied	723	37.6%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,792	80.8%
1-unit, attached	26	1.2%
2 to 4 units	172	7.8%
5 to 19 units	57	2.6%
20 or more units	121	5.5%
Mobile home & other	49	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5411188
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9927, -80.2282