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Buckhall

Virginia · 21,602 residents · 19.7 sq mi
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Buckhall is a city of 21,602 people in Virginia. That is roughly 93% ahead of the Virginia median. Households take in $180,021 a year at the median, 119% more than the country as a whole. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

21,602
+6%since 2023
from 20,447 in 2023
2010 – 2024
1,096 / sq mi
+6%since 2023
from 1,038 / sq mi in 2023
US average: 281
38.7
−2%since 2023
from 39.5 in 2023
US average: 38.9
Land area
19.7 sq mi
Population, 20102024
15K17K19K20K22K201020202024Buckhall
202422K
201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 58.1%(1,754)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.6%(1,639)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.8%(1,682)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.7%(1,008)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(1,236)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(2,606)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.4%(3,112)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.9%(3,228)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(2,808)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.7%(1,672)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.2%(688)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.8%(169)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$180,021
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $169,591 in 2023
US average: $82,259
2010 – 2024
$60,384
−2%since 2023
from $61,851 in 2023
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
82.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2023
from 82.3% in 2023
US average: 53.3%
6.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2023
from 5.8% in 2023
US average: 12.5%
0.349
−3%since 2023
from 0.360 in 2023
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade10.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Information8.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services4.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade2.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$635,500
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $598,700 in 2023
US average: $376,019
2010 – 2024
$2,478
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $2,591 in 2023
US average: $1,442
89.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2023
from 88.5% in 2023
11.0% rent
2.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2023
from 3.1% in 2023
US average: 10.0%
3.19 people
+2%since 2023
from 3.14 people in 2023
US average: 2.54
19.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2023
from 17.7% in 2023
US average: 22.9%
42.1%
−7.9 ptssince 2023
from 50.1% in 2023
US average: 47.4%
3.5
Unchangedsince 2023
from 3.5 in 2023
2010 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
48
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2023
White, non-Hispanic60.3%(12,330)
Black8.9%(1,812)
Hispanic / Latino17%(3,482)
Asian7.7%(1,567)
Other6.1%(1,256)
2024
White, non-Hispanic55.4%(11,964)
Black8.9%(1,924)
Hispanic / Latino21.5%(4,638)
Asian7.6%(1,636)
Other6.7%(1,440)
79
+7%since 2023
from 74 in 2023
2011 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American7.8%(1,691)
Mexican4.5%(967)
Salvadoran3.8%(812)
Guatemalan3.2%(685)
Puerto Rican3.1%(661)
Colombian1.1%(232)
Dominican1%(208)
Cuban1%(206)
Ecuadorian0.6%(126)
Bolivian0.5%(100)
Costa Rican0.4%(92)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.3%(63)
Spaniard0.2%(44)
Panamanian0.2%(39)
Peruvian0.1%(25)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.5%(327)
Pakistani1.5%(316)
Nepalese1.2%(258)
Korean0.8%(166)
Vietnamese0.7%(144)
Bangladeshi0.6%(121)
Chinese0.5%(117)
Cambodian0.4%(78)
Filipino0.3%(59)
Japanese0.1%(19)
Ancestry
English12.6%(2,729)
German12.6%(2,715)
Irish12.1%(2,610)
Italian4.1%(885)
American3.2%(681)
French2.5%(540)
Dutch2.5%(530)
Polish2.3%(493)
Scottish1.4%(313)
Greek1.3%(278)
Swedish1.2%(251)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.1%(229)
Arab1%(214)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(197)
West Indian0.9%(185)
Egyptian0.8%(183)
Welsh0.7%(141)
Russian0.5%(109)
Jamaican0.4%(94)
Hungarian0.4%(83)
Slovak0.4%(83)
Portuguese0.3%(70)
Danish0.3%(61)
Lithuanian0.3%(58)
Ethiopian0.3%(57)
Ukrainian0.2%(53)
Austrian0.2%(52)
Ghanaian0.2%(48)
Turkish0.2%(45)
British0.2%(41)
Czech0.2%(37)
Haitian0.2%(34)
Belgian0.1%(32)
Iranian0.1%(32)
Lebanese0.1%(16)
Brazilian0.1%(13)
Finnish0.1%(11)
Swiss0%(9)
Section 05

Education

52.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2023
from 52.8% in 2023
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 93.7% in 2023
US average: 89.6%
22.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2023
from 22.3% in 2023
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

39.3 min
−3%since 2023
from 40.7 min in 2023
US average: 26.5
61.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2023
from 61.6% in 2023
US average: 68.9%
7.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 7.2% in 2023
US average: 8.5%
4.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2023
from 5.0% in 2023
US average: 3.2%
26.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2023
from 25.6% in 2023
US average: 15.0%
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 0.0% in 2023
US average: 2.4%
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2023
from 0.0% in 2023
US average: 0.4%
2.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 2.0% in 2023
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

3.5%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 3.5% in 2023
US average: 5.2%
72.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2023
from 71.3% in 2023
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.3%
US average: 74.6%
14.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2023
from 13.3% in 2023
US average: 13.1%
60.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2023
from 59.8% in 2023
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

51.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2023
from 52.8% in 2023
48.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2023
from 47.2% in 2023
18.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2023
from 15.9% in 2023
US average: 14.1%
12.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2023
from 13.3% in 2023
US average: 6.2%
8.7%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 8.7% in 2023
US average: 13.3%
3.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2023
from 4.8% in 2023
US average: 8.4%
96.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2023
from 96.8% in 2023
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
US average: 95.5%
91.1%
US average: 87.7%
73.5%
−3.2 ptssince 2023
from 76.6% in 2023
US average: 77.7%
15.2%
+3.6 ptssince 2023
from 11.6% in 2023
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.2%(2,628)
Married63.1%(5,484)
Widowed1.9%(163)
Divorced4.8%(414)
Women 15+
Never married21.1%(1,651)
Married65.9%(5,163)
Widowed4.1%(325)
Divorced8.9%(699)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

3.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2023
from 4.8% in 2023
US average: 8.4%
77.1%
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
8.6%
US average: 13.8%
10.3%
US average: 18.4%
8.7%
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.5%
US average: 2.2%
Any private
85.7%
US average: 67.1%
Any public
20.8%
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)50%(981)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.8%(859)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.8%(369)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,962 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Buckhall, Virginia?

Buckhall, Virginia has about 21,602 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Buckhall, Virginia?

The typical household in Buckhall, Virginia earns about $180,021 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Buckhall, Virginia expensive?

In Buckhall, Virginia, the median home is worth about $635,500, and the typical rent is about $2,478 a month.

How educated are people in Buckhall, Virginia?

About 52.9% of adults age 25 and over in Buckhall, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Buckhall, Virginia?

About 6.0% of people in Buckhall, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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