COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buchanan vs Mayfield
PLACE A
Buchanan, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Mayfield, Pennsylvania
Buchanan is 31% smaller than Mayfield. Mayfield earns more, with a median household income $24,524 higher.
BUCHANANMAYFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2121,749−31% vs Mayfield
Population density559715−156
Population growth1.5%-2.4%+4.0 pts
Median age43.237.8+5.4
Male48.9%46.2%+2.7 pts
Female51.1%53.8%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born1.2%0.5%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%84.3%+9.1 pts
Black3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.9%0.2%+0.7 pts
Other2.3%12.7%−10.5 pts
Median household income$54,226$78,750−$24,524
Per capita income$29,722$44,955−$15,233
Poverty rate17.9%10.3%+7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%40.1%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree14.0%7.3%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%4.0%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation56.9%65.8%−8.9 pts
Median home value$187,500$165,400+$22,100
Median gross rent$958$1,039−$81
Owner-occupied80.5%81.1%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%7.9%+7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.8%52.0%−12.2 pts
Average commute32.826.1+6.8
Worked from home6.5%16.8%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.2%2.3%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025