Buchanan, VA Demographic Data
Buchanan, VA Summary
Buchanan is located in Botetourt County in Virginia
- Population: 1,416
- Area: 2.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 636.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 833.33 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Buchanan, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
549
50%
50.8
Male
545
50%
49.2
Total Population
1,094
323,128,000
Buchanan, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
56
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
86
7.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
75
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
62
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
31
2.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
113
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
194
17.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
122
11.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
84
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
72
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
101
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
61
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
37
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
839
76.7%
77.2
Female
404
48.2%
51.3
Male
435
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
801
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
236
21.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
199
18.2%
15.2
Female
123
61.8%
55.8
Male
76
38.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Buchanan, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,082
98.9%
96.8
White
1,045
95.5%
72.6
Black or African American
37
3.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
12
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3
0.3%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,091
99.7%
82.2
Buchanan, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
24
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
94
12.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
341
43.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
148
18.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
25
3.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
70
8.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
82
10.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
118
15.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
666
85.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
152
19.4%
31.2
Buchanan, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
177
20.2%
33.7%
Now Married
438
49.9%
47.5
Divorced
145
16.5%
11.0%
Separated
38
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
79
9.0
5.8%
Buchanan, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,002
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
36
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
30
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Buchanan, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
24
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
34
7.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
31
6.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
43
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
97
20.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
121
25.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
64
13.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
23
4.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
4.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
4.0%
6.4
Median household income
53,047
57,617
Per capita income
27,316
31,128
Buchanan, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
7
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
47
8.0%
9.8
Construction
75
12.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
111
19.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
38
6.5%
6.6
Information
23
3.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
82
14.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
33
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
47
8.0%
11.4
Public administration
27
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
72
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
15
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
102
17.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
138
23.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
108
18.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
132
22.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
104
17.8%
18.1%
Buchanan, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
574
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
486
84.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
54
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.3%
5.1
Walked
13
2.3%
2.7
Other means
3
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
16
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.1
26.6
Buchanan, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
32
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
147
30.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
156
32.8%
37.1
3 or more
140
29.5%
21.0
Buchanan, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
475
82.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
359
75.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
116
24.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
99
17.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
24
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Buchanan, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
574
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
12
2.1%
9.1
4 rooms
133
23.2%
16.5
5 rooms
113
19.7%
19.8
6 rooms
121
21.1%
17.8
7 rooms
107
18.6%
12.0
8 rooms
41
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
47
8.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Buchanan, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
574
1-unit, detached
423
73.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
1.4%
5.9
2-units
10
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
38
6.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
11
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
74
12.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Buchanan, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
173
30.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
39
6.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
50
8.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
36
6.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
96
16.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
50
8.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
95
16.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
35
6.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Buchanan, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8
1.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
39
8.2%
4.7
Electricity
305
64.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
100
21.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
23
4.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Buchanan, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
192
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
1.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
4
2.1%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
7
3.6%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
9.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
45
23.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
114
59.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
102
53.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
11.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
5.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
48
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Buchanan, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
88
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
3.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
8
9.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
77
87.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
28
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
725
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22
25.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10
11.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
40
45.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
6.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
10
11.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
28
0.0%
0.0%
Buchanan, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
359
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
67
18.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
49
13.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
93
25.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
102
28.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11
3.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
22
6.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
2.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,300
205,000