COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Buchanan County

Virginia · 31,333 residents · 503 sq mi

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With 31,333 people, Buchanan County is a county in Virginia. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Households here earn about 40% less than in Virginia as a whole. The typical home is worth $42,400. 21.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,333

+16%vs 2000

vs 26,978 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−17%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

503 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(1,727)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(2,370)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(2,741)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(2,868)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(2,160)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(5,396)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(4,958)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(3,803)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(2,588)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(1,714)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(832)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(176)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,851

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,213 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,621

−25%vs 2000

vs $12,788 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,400

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $336 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

19.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(26,007)

Black2.6%(706)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(128)

Asian0.1%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(31,113)

Black0.2%(61)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(163)

Asian0.1%(31)

Other0.4%(128)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(108)

Puerto Rican0.3%(56)

Cuban0.1%(15)

Central American0.1%(13)

Salvadoran0.1%(13)

Dominican0%(6)

South American0%(4)

Venezuelan0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(105)

Vietnamese0.1%(28)

Korean0.1%(19)

Ancestry

American59.7%(11,599)

English7.8%(1,512)

German3.3%(634)

Irish3%(589)

Italian1.1%(219)

British0.5%(97)

French0.5%(94)

Scottish0.4%(87)

Subsaharan African0.4%(84)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(42)

Welsh0.2%(32)

Dutch0.2%(31)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Ethiopian0.1%(29)

Ghanaian0.1%(17)

Polish0%(8)

Hungarian0%(7)

Czech0%(4)

Portuguese0%(4)

Norwegian0%(2)

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

42.5%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 24.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(2,616)

Married50.6%(4,392)

Widowed5.8%(503)

Divorced13.4%(1,167)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(1,614)

Married49%(3,979)

Widowed16.3%(1,320)

Divorced14.8%(1,202)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.3%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.2%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.7%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.0%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

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)21.6%(171)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27%(213)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(297)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.5%(91)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 790 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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