Buckhannon city, WV

Upshur County, WV

2022 population: 5,201 ( 438 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population density: 1825.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,471	85.96%	14.5%
Black:	324	6.23%	205.7%
Indian:	16	0.31%	14.3%
Asian:	97	1.87%	86.5%
2+ races:	105	2.02%	11.7%
Hispanic:	184	3.54%	30.5%

Total non-White:	730	14.04%	78.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-760	-16.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	322	6.9

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
5,639
5,231	92.76%
106	1.88%
14	0.25%
52	0.92%
94	1.67%
141	2.50%
408	7.24%

2000
5,714
5,425	94.94%
72	1.26%
12	0.21%
68	1.19%
43	0.75%
94	1.65%
289	5.06%

1990
5,909
5,729	96.95%
79	1.34%
47	0.80%
25	0.42%
n/a
29	0.49%
180	3.05%

1980
6,820
6,696	98.18%
93	1.36%
0	0.00%
25	0.37%
n/a
6	0.09%
124	1.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-194	-3.4
119	2.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-304	-5.1
109	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
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n/a
n/a

-967	-14.2
56	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Buckhannon city, WV

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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
35.8
777	14.9%
4,424	85.1%
796	15.3%

2,010
2.01

994	49.5%
694	69.8%
109	11.0%
1,016	50.5%

2010
Number	Percent
33.1
906	16.1%
4,733	83.9%
967	17.1%

2,148
2.13

1,149	53.5%
827	72.0%
135	11.7%
999	46.5%

2000
Number	Percent
30.4
964	16.9%
4,750	83.1%
925	16.2%

2,124
2.11

1,187	55.9%
903	76.1%
119	10.0%
937	44.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
1,018	17.2%
4,891	82.8%
1,146	19.4%

2,159
2.18

1,324	61.3%
992	74.9%
146	11.0%
835	38.7%

1980
Number	Percent
26.8
1,224	17.9%
5,596	82.1%
1,092	16.0%

2,424
2.32

1,473	60.8%
1,198	81.3%
137	9.3%
951	39.2%

2022 Housing Data for Buckhannon city, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	172	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	219	10.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	107	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	125	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	147	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	121	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	55	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	91	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	61	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	115	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	255	12.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	190	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	128	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	124	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	63	3.1%
$200,000 or more	37	1.8%

Median Household Income	43,621
Per Capita Income	24,155

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	217	10.8%
Public Assistance	35	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	453	22.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,848	52.1%
Unemployed	128	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,976	55.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,569	44.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		47.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	654	549	54.4%
Non-Profit	40	125	24.2%
Self-Employed	205	85	70.7%

Local Government	37	55	40.2%
State Government	119	31	79.3%
Federal Government	18	71	20.2%

Total Private + Self	859	634	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	214	282	43.1%
Total	1,073	916	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	16.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	282	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	416	20.9%
Professional, Technical	430	21.6%
Service Occupations	359	18.0%
All others	502	25.2%

White Collar		56.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	367	18.5%
Educational services	307	15.4%
Accommodation and food services	213	10.7%
Retail trade	176	8.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	174	8.7%
Transportation and warehousing	144	7.2%
Manufacturing	104	5.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	96	4.8%
Public administration	79	4.0%
Construction	77	3.9%
Other services	55	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	41	2.1%
Finance and insurance	39	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	1.4%
Wholesale trade	21	1.1%
Utilities	9	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32	0.62%
Puerto Rican	49	0.94%
Cuban	12	0.23%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	91	1.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	67	1.29%
Vietnamese	10	0.19%
Indian	6	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,910	98.2%
Other Asian	52	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.3%
Vietnamese	10	0.2%
Spanish	9	0.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.1%
Other	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	932	17.9%
Irish	761	14.6%
English	598	11.5%
American	367	7.1%
Scotch-Irish	216	4.2%
Italian	121	2.3%
Polish	117	2.2%
French	113	2.2%
Swedish	101	1.9%
Russian	63	1.2%
Scottish	46	0.9%
Slovak	29	0.6%
Dutch	28	0.5%
African	27	0.5%
Welsh	26	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,154	99.1%
Not a citizen	47	0.9%

Native	5,141	98.8%
Foreign-born	60	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
37	1.2%	234	7.6%	1,187	38.8%	838	27.4%	440	14.4%	323	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	37	1.2%
9-12 Years	234	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,187	38.8%
Some College	838	27.4%
Bach. Degree	440	14.4%
Grad Degree	323	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +52	D +47	D + 4.9%
D +99
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	46%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,160	60.7%	Joe Biden (D)	704	36.8%	47	2.5%	1,911	-8	14	0.24%
2016	42%	Donald Trump (R)	1,108	60.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	605	33.1%	116	6.3%	1,829	-7	15	0.25%

2020 President, Buckhannon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

704

36.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,160

60.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,911

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Buckhannon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

605

33.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,108

60.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,829

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buckhannon city, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	46%	Shelley Capito* (R)	1,214	64.5%	Paula Swearengin (D)	593	31.5%	75 [+]	4.0%	1,882	-6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 75 (4.0%);
2020	G	45%	Jim Justice* (R)	1,051	56.5%	Ben Salango (D)	582	31.3%	226 [+]	12.2%	1,859	-8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 218 (11.7%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 8 (0.4%);
2018	S1	35%	Joe Manchin* (D)	825	55.3%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	573	38.4%	95 [+]	6.4%	1,493	-8	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 92 (6.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2016	G	42%	Jim Justice (D)	849	46.6%	Bill Cole (R)	769	42.2%	204 [+]	11.2%	1,822	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 153 (8.4%); David Moran (Libertarian) 37 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,226
Median Value	$147,900

Occupied	2,010	90.3%
Vacant	216	9.7%

Owned	1,258	62.6%
Rented	752	37.4%
Median Rent	$712

Single-Family Units	1,749	78.6%
Detached	1,723	77.4%
Attached	26	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	228	10.2%
Mobile Homes	59	2.7%

Buckhannon city, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buckhannon city, WV

2022 Housing Data for Buckhannon city, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buckhannon city, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buckhannon city, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buckhannon city, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buckhannon city, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buckhannon city, WV