What is the population of Buchanan County, Virginia?

The population of Buchanan County, Virginia is 19,755, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Buchanan County, Virginia?

The median household income in Buchanan County, Virginia is $42,203, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Buchanan County, Virginia is $116,176, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Buchanan County, Virginia is 3.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Buchanan County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Population	19,755	8,661,529	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	39.2	202.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-2.18%	0.60%	0.57%
Median age	48.3	37.2	37.1
Households	7,351	3,324,966	128,459,983

Year	Buchanan County

Group	Share

Buchanan County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Buchanan County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$42,203	$91,409	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.81%	4.62%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.2%	5.2%

Metric	Buchanan County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$116,176	$257,048	$242,182
Median rent	$711	$1,514	$1,342
Homeownership rate	82.1%	67.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Buchanan County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	27.0	23.3	22.5
Work from home	4.5%	16.2%	13.4%

Buchanan County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Buchanan County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	37.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.53	2.54

Buchanan County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Buchanan County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	74.2	77.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	23.9%	16.9%	16.3%
Smokers	27.5%	19.0%	19.0%