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Buena Vista, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,142 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
Buena Vista:

$160,142
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,262 - $248,944

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $191,665
Here:

$191,665
State:

$472,865

Mobile homes: $212,483
Here:

$212,483
State:

$100,736

Total population: 6,603 (Urban population: 6,157 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 192 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,989 (2,698 occupied: 1,575 owner occupied, 1,152 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

33%

Housing density: 438 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $96,948.

Median contract rent in 2022: $734 (lower quartile is $563, upper quartile is $867)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $983


Median gross rent in Buena Vista, VA in 2022: $953

Housing units in Buena Vista with a mortgage: 857 (66 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 53 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 146

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $73,725

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $37,841

Median monthly housing costs: $785

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Buena Vista, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1977

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,684
  • Male householders: 1,277 (319 living alone), Female householders: 1,395 (375 living alone)
  • 1,186 spouses (1,166 opposite-sex spouses), 125 unmarried partners, (125 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,655 children (1,536 natural, 13 adopted, 105 stepchildren), 98 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 30 foster children, 106 other relatives, 124 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 562

Size of family households: 904 2-persons, 551 3-persons, 278 4-persons, 109 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 714 1-person, 90 2-persons.

758 married couples with children.
596 single-parent households (200 men, 396 women).

98.0% of residents of Buena Vista speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 40 (0.6%)
(60.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.8
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 2072 bedrooms
  • 1,0903 bedrooms
  • 2284 bedrooms
  • 505+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 891 bedroom
  • 2412 bedrooms
  • 4793 bedrooms
  • 3334 bedrooms
  • 105+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Buena Vista in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Buena Vista in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 22no vehicle
  • 4981 vehicle
  • 6452 vehicles
  • 2863 vehicles
  • 634 vehicles
  • 625+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Buena Vista in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Buena Vista in renter-occupied apartments
  • 114no vehicle
  • 3781 vehicle
  • 4992 vehicles
  • 683 vehicles
  • 944 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1104 rooms
  • 4325 rooms
  • 2546 rooms
  • 2837 rooms
  • 2398 rooms
  • 2589+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 202 rooms
  • 703 rooms
  • 844 rooms
  • 3605 rooms
  • 1006 rooms
  • 2277 rooms
  • 2328 rooms
  • 619+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Buena Vista, VA
  • Buena Vista, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Buena Vista, VA in 2022
  • 171Less than $10,000
  • 307$10,000 to $19,999
  • 387$20,000 to $29,999
  • 296$30,000 to $39,999
  • 327$40,000 to $49,999
  • 248$50,000 to $59,999
  • 242$60,000 to $74,999
  • 315$75,000 to $99,999
  • 118$100,000 to $124,999
  • 166$125,000 to $149,999
  • 20$150,000 to $199,999
  • 110$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Buena Vista, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Buena Vista, VA in 2022
  • 30Less than $10,000
  • 17$10,000 to $14,999
  • 18$15,000 to $19,999
  • 53$60,000 to $69,999
  • 80$70,000 to $79,999
  • 94$80,000 to $89,999
  • 31$90,000 to $99,999
  • 226$100,000 to $124,999
  • 148$125,000 to $149,999
  • 146$150,000 to $174,999
  • 105$175,000 to $199,999
  • 125$200,000 to $249,999
  • 239$250,000 to $299,999
  • 54$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999
  • 18$750,000 to $999,999
  • 12$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Buena Vista, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Buena Vista, VA in 2022
  • 32$150 to $199
  • 13$300 to $349
  • 72$450 to $499
  • 54$500 to $549
  • 162$550 to $599
  • 9$650 to $699
  • 118$700 to $749
  • 81$750 to $799
  • 114$800 to $899
  • 10$900 to $999
  • 124$1,000 to $1,249
  • 39$2,500 to $2,999
  • 245No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.4%
Number of people working at home: 147 (4.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 193
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 602
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 578
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 753
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 346
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 73
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 237
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 5
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 7
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 49
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 43
  • 90 or more minutes: 9
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Buena Vista

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,646 (72.5%)
  • Carpooled: 159 (7.0%)
  • Taxi: 62 (2.7%)
  • Walked: 213 (9.4%)
  • Worked at home: 147 (6.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.2%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Buena Vista, Virginia
  • 202010 or later
  • 162000 to 2009
  • 61990 to 1999
  • 41980 to 1989
  • 101970 to 1979
  • 9Before 1970
Ancestries in Buena Vista, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 1,859 (49.7%)
  • English: 197 (5.3%)
  • Irish: 176 (4.7%)
  • European: 119 (3.2%)
  • German: 106 (2.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 81 (2.2%)
  • Danish: 74 (2.0%)
  • Italian: 56 (1.5%)
  • Norwegian: 55 (1.5%)
  • French: 43 (1.1%)
  • Greek: 38 (1.0%)
  • Scottish: 34 (0.9%)
  • Northern European: 26 (0.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 21 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 10 (0.3%)
  • Celtic: 8 (0.2%)
  • British: 5 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Peru
Buena Vista:

40.0% (16)
Virginia:

2.4% (26,366)

Nepal
Buena Vista:

17.5% (7)
Virginia:

0.9% (9,695)

Lithuania
Buena Vista:

17.5% (7)
Virginia:

0.1% (739)

Latvia
Buena Vista:

5.0% (2)
Virginia:

0.1% (662)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,458
  • Other state: 2,141
  • Northeast: 306
  • Midwest: 94
  • South: 835
  • West: 942

77.9% of Buena Vista residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45.2% lived in Virginia.


Buena Vista:

77.9%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1
  • 5th and 6th grade: 12
  • 7th and 8th grade: 106
  • 9th grade: 85
  • 10th grade: 60
  • 11th grade: 23
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 77
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 641
  • Less than 1 year of college: 63
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 195
  • Associate degree: 164
  • Bachelor's degree: 268
  • Master's degree: 96
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 58
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 11
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2
  • 5th and 6th grade: 7
  • 7th and 8th grade: 42
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 10
  • 11th grade: 166
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 74
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 688
  • Less than 1 year of college: 246
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 259
  • Associate degree: 135
  • Bachelor's degree: 276
  • Master's degree: 156
  • Professional school degree: 11
  • Doctorate degree: 33
Educational Attainment for Females
Buena Vista marital status for males
Buena Vista marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,632
  • One, attached: 39
  • Two: 24
  • 3 or 4: 16
  • 5 to 9: 33
  • 10 to 19: 28
  • 20 to 49: 70
  • 50 or more: 18
  • Mobile homes: 126
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Buena Vista
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Buena Vista, VA
  • 46.4%Electricity
  • 41.3%Utility gas
  • 6.7%Wood
  • 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Buena Vista, VA
  • 72.2%Electricity
  • 26.2%Utility gas
  • 1.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48
Here:

7.5%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
Here:

15.0%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 708
Here:

75.4%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability