2022 population: 16,982 ( 164 from 2010 , 152 from 2020)
Land area: 579.6 square miles
Population density: 29.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,531	62.01%	0.4%
Black:	5,499	32.38%	8.0%
Indian:	75	0.44%	70.5%
Asian:	74	0.44%	15.6%
2+ races:	360	2.12%	38.5%
Hispanic:	443	2.61%	53.8%

Total non-White:	6,451	37.99%	3.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	288	8.6
Deaths:	498	14.8
Net Migration:	357	10.6
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	37	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-201	-1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
17,146
10,494	61.20%
5,979	34.87%
44	0.26%
64	0.37%
260	1.52%
288	1.68%
6,652	38.80%

2000
15,623
9,184	58.79%
6,073	38.87%
31	0.20%
28	0.18%
160	1.02%
126	0.81%
6,439	41.21%

1990
12,873
7,531	58.50%
5,251	40.79%
5	0.04%
25	0.19%
n/a
61	0.47%
5,342	41.50%

1980
11,751
6,628	56.40%
4,791	40.77%
0	0.00%
8	0.07%
n/a
324	2.76%
5,123	43.60%

1970
10,597
5,883	55.52%
4,671	44.08%
14	0.13%
5	0.05%
n/a
22	0.21%
4,714	44.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,436	9.2
1,575	10.1
637	4.1
40	0.3

1,310	8.4
213	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
1,531	11.9
1,346	10.5
1,725	13.4
18	0.1

1,653	12.8
1,097	8.5

Number	Rate
1980's
1,660	14.1
1,322	11.3
984	8.4
n/a

903	7.7
219	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
574	5.4
n/a

745	7.0
409	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Buckingham County, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.3
3,041	17.9%
13,941	82.1%
3,340	19.7%

5,898
2.52

3,975	67.4%
3,000	75.5%
233	5.9%
1,923	32.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.7
3,297	19.2%
13,849	80.8%
2,452	14.3%

5,965
2.48

4,110	68.9%
2,867	69.8%
460	11.2%
1,855	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
3,500	22.4%
12,123	77.6%
2,119	13.6%

5,312
2.52

3,742	70.4%
2,774	74.1%
433	11.6%
1,570	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
3,039	23.6%
9,834	76.4%
1,878	14.6%

4,395
2.67

3,300	75.1%
2,562	77.6%
270	8.2%
1,095	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
3,534	30.1%
8,217	69.9%
1,629	13.9%

3,851
3.05

3,003	78.0%
2,463	82.0%
172	5.7%
848	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Buckingham County, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	235	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	382	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	355	6.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	263	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	260	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	400	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	317	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	158	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	185	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	397	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	645	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	829	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	469	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	406	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	397	6.7%
$200,000 or more	200	3.4%

Median Household Income	59,894
Per Capita Income	27,139

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	74
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	281	4.8%
Public Assistance	149	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,042	17.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,183	58.2%
Unemployed	347	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,530	61.4%
Not in Labor Force	4,101	38.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,464	1,562	61.2%
Non-Profit	292	366	44.4%
Self-Employed	554	296	65.2%

Local Government	214	293	42.2%
State Government	265	287	48.0%
Federal Government	106	91	53.8%

Total Private + Self	3,018	1,858	61.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	877	1,037	45.8%
Total	3,895	2,895	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	18.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	766	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,350	19.9%
Professional, Technical	897	13.2%
Service Occupations	1,172	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	150	2.2%
All others	2,616	38.5%

White Collar		44.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	975	14.3%
Retail trade	911	13.4%
Health care and social assistance	822	12.1%
Public administration	619	9.1%
Transportation and warehousing	566	8.3%
Educational services	495	7.3%
Manufacturing	333	4.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	279	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	271	4.0%
Other services	267	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	263	3.9%
Finance and insurance	210	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	202	3.0%
Wholesale trade	175	2.6%
Utilities	129	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	116	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	61	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	61	0.9%
Information	46	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	137	0.81%
Puerto Rican	17	0.10%
Cuban	17	0.10%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	237	1.40%
Costa Rican	17	0.10%
Guatemalan	18	0.11%
Honduran	158	0.94%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	9	0.05%
Salvadoran	25	0.15%
Other Central American	10	0.06%

Total South American	16	0.09%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	16	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3	0.02%
Filipino	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,519	96.5%
Spanish	287	1.8%
German, other Germanic	223	1.4%
Other Indo-European	32	0.2%
Other	17	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.0%
Tagalog	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,081	12.3%
American	1,464	8.7%
German	1,221	7.2%
Irish	1,142	6.8%
Italian	435	2.6%
French	220	1.3%
Welsh	166	1.0%
Scottish	163	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	154	0.9%
Polish	120	0.7%
Swedish	113	0.7%
Dutch	88	0.5%
Russian	87	0.5%
European	86	0.5%
British	72	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,720	99.1%
Not a citizen	149	0.9%

Native	16,619	98.5%
Foreign-born	250	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
844	6.7%	1,155	9.2%	5,709	45.3%	3,356	26.6%	985	7.8%	546	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	844	6.7%
9-12 Years	1,155	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,709	45.3%
Some College	3,356	26.6%
Bach. Degree	985	7.8%
Grad Degree	546	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,524	5,226	298	5.4%	4.4%
1991	5,800	5,350	450	7.8%	5.8%
1992	5,712	5,313	399	7.0%	6.2%
1993	5,733	5,406	327	5.7%	5.2%
1994	6,073	5,792	281	4.6%	4.8%
1995	6,290	5,981	309	4.9%	4.4%
1996	6,277	5,966	311	5.0%	4.3%
1997	6,315	5,955	360	5.7%	3.7%
1998	6,195	5,886	309	5.0%	2.8%
1999	6,028	5,784	244	4.0%	2.7%

2000	6,145	5,950	195	3.2%	2.3%
2001	6,223	6,004	219	3.5%	3.3%
2002	6,251	6,000	251	4.0%	4.4%
2003	6,459	6,162	297	4.6%	4.3%
2004	6,702	6,391	311	4.6%	4.1%
2005	6,804	6,485	319	4.7%	3.8%
2006	6,834	6,569	265	3.9%	3.3%
2007	7,005	6,743	262	3.7%	3.3%
2008	7,264	6,880	384	5.3%	4.3%
2009	7,407	6,794	613	8.3%	6.8%

2010	6,583	5,866	717	10.9%	7.3%
2011	6,583	5,955	628	9.5%	6.6%
2012	6,460	5,920	540	8.4%	5.9%
2013	6,406	5,910	496	7.7%	5.6%
2014	6,322	5,900	422	6.7%	5.1%
2015	6,317	5,948	369	5.8%	4.4%
2016	6,273	5,939	334	5.3%	4.0%
2017	6,348	6,010	338	5.3%	3.7%
2018	6,339	6,060	279	4.4%	2.9%
2019	6,561	6,300	261	4.0%	2.7%

2020	6,317	5,850	467	7.4%	6.2%
2021	6,308	5,982	326	5.2%	3.9%
2022	6,452	6,198	254	3.9%	2.9%
2023	6,627	6,367	260	3.9%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,184
Median Value	$160,800

Occupied	5,898	82.1%
Vacant	1,286	17.9%

Owned	4,452	75.5%
Rented	1,446	24.5%
Median Rent	$844

Single-Family Units	5,053	70.3%
Detached	5,025	69.9%
Attached	28	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	63	0.9%
Mobile Homes	2,021	28.1%

Buckingham County, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buckingham County, VA

2022 Housing Data for Buckingham County, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buckingham County, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buckingham County, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buckingham County, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Buckingham County, VA