2022 population: 6,591 ( 59 from 2010 , 50 from 2020)
Land area: 6.4 square miles
Population density: 1023.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,708	86.60%	4.6%
Black:	328	4.98%	4.9%
Indian:	64	0.97%	9.9%
Asian:	74	1.12%	80.5%
2+ races:	180	2.73%	66.7%
Hispanic:	237	3.60%	130.1%

Total non-White:	883	13.40%	32.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	203	15.3
Deaths:	228	17.2
Net Migration:	-30	-2.3
Net Immigration:	4	0.3

Change in White population:	-274	-4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	215	3.2

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
6,650
5,982	89.95%
345	5.19%
71	1.07%
41	0.62%
108	1.62%
103	1.55%
668	10.05%

2000
6,349
5,889	92.75%
302	4.76%
19	0.30%
28	0.44%
47	0.74%
64	1.01%
460	7.25%

1990
6,406
6,059	94.58%
282	4.40%
0	0.00%
65	1.01%
n/a
0	0.00%
347	5.42%

1980
6,717
6,404	95.34%
258	3.84%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
55	0.82%
313	4.66%

1970
6,425
6,202	96.53%
220	3.42%
2	0.03%
1	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
223	3.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
563	8.9
742	11.7
56	0.9
27	0.4

93	1.5
208	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
813	12.7
899	14.0
192	3.0
9	0.1

-170	-2.7
113	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
706	10.5
682	10.2
0	0.0
n/a

-345	-5.1
34	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

202	3.1
90	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Buena Vista city, 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
35.3
1,419	21.5%
5,172	78.5%
1,186	18.0%

2,655
2.29

1,881	70.8%
1,192	63.4%
253	13.5%
774	29.2%

2010
Number	Percent
37.6
1,424	21.4%
5,226	78.6%
1,068	16.1%

2,603
2.40

1,726	66.3%
1,227	71.1%
197	11.4%
877	33.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
1,418	22.3%
4,931	77.7%
1,030	16.2%

2,542
2.38

1,746	68.7%
1,369	78.4%
192	11.0%
796	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
1,395	21.8%
5,011	78.2%
1,025	16.0%

2,460
2.47

1,858	75.5%
1,416	76.2%
135	7.3%
602	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
1,872	27.9%
4,845	72.1%
730	10.9%

2,270
2.87

1,825	80.4%
1,513	82.9%
114	6.2%
445	19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Buena Vista city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	143	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	102	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	196	7.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	176	6.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	216	8.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	141	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	151	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	38	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	295	11.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	247	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	235	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	309	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	114	4.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	164	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	20	0.8%
$200,000 or more	108	4.1%

Median Household Income	48,783
Per Capita Income	32,925

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	77
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	93	3.5%
Public Assistance	216	8.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	325	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,945	70.5%
Unemployed	42	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,987	71.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,189	28.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,230	764	61.7%
Non-Profit	201	191	51.3%
Self-Employed	147	66	69.0%

Local Government	169	158	51.7%
State Government	52	139	27.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,377	830	62.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	422	488	46.4%
Total	1,799	1,318	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	461	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	498	16.0%
Professional, Technical	454	14.6%
Service Occupations	1,105	35.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	53	1.7%
All others	599	19.2%

White Collar		45.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	580	18.6%
Educational services	459	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	344	11.0%
Retail trade	317	10.2%
Manufacturing	263	8.4%
Other services	193	6.2%
Construction	188	6.0%
Public administration	177	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	134	4.3%
Finance and insurance	95	3.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	72	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	70	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	61	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	53	1.7%
Utilities	47	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	0.8%
Information	21	0.7%
Transportation and warehousing	12	0.4%
Wholesale trade	5	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	39	0.59%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	30	0.45%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	30	0.45%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	23	0.35%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.09%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	17	0.26%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	17	0.26%
Indian	8	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,210	98.4%
Spanish	68	1.1%
Other Indo-European	17	0.3%
Vietnamese	17	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,016	30.4%
English	398	6.0%
Irish	354	5.3%
German	327	4.9%
European	260	3.9%
French	166	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	165	2.5%
Italian	152	2.3%
Danish	130	2.0%
Norwegian	108	1.6%
Scandinavian	56	0.8%
Scottish	54	0.8%
Eastern European	45	0.7%
Greek	41	0.6%
Northern European	35	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,622	99.7%
Not a citizen	17	0.3%

Native	6,599	99.4%
Foreign-born	40	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
224	5.6%	530	13.2%	1,314	32.7%	1,092	27.1%	528	13.1%	336	8.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	224	5.6%
9-12 Years	530	13.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,314	32.7%
Some College	1,092	27.1%
Bach. Degree	528	13.1%
Grad Degree	336	8.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,393	3,088	305	9.0%	4.4%
1991	3,607	3,225	382	10.6%	5.8%
1992	3,373	3,000	373	11.1%	6.2%
1993	3,432	3,009	423	12.3%	5.2%
1994	3,218	3,026	192	6.0%	4.8%
1995	3,235	3,051	184	5.7%	4.4%
1996	3,125	2,938	187	6.0%	4.3%
1997	3,148	3,013	135	4.3%	3.7%
1998	3,333	3,247	86	2.6%	2.8%
1999	3,394	3,306	88	2.6%	2.7%

2000	3,227	3,154	73	2.3%	2.3%
2001	3,304	3,188	116	3.5%	3.3%
2002	3,344	3,186	158	4.7%	4.4%
2003	3,398	3,237	161	4.7%	4.3%
2004	3,371	3,221	150	4.4%	4.1%
2005	3,400	3,262	138	4.1%	3.8%
2006	3,388	3,263	125	3.7%	3.3%
2007	3,380	3,249	131	3.9%	3.3%
2008	3,450	3,260	190	5.5%	4.3%
2009	3,465	3,164	301	8.7%	6.8%

2010	3,255	2,923	332	10.2%	7.3%
2011	3,235	2,940	295	9.1%	6.6%
2012	3,255	3,004	251	7.7%	5.9%
2013	3,314	3,094	220	6.6%	5.6%
2014	3,317	3,129	188	5.7%	5.1%
2015	3,307	3,141	166	5.0%	4.4%
2016	3,279	3,115	164	5.0%	4.0%
2017	3,372	3,231	141	4.2%	3.7%
2018	3,366	3,262	104	3.1%	2.9%
2019	3,486	3,396	90	2.6%	2.7%

2020	3,114	2,935	179	5.7%	6.2%
2021	2,992	2,874	118	3.9%	3.9%
2022	3,087	2,992	95	3.1%	2.9%
2023	3,536	3,442	94	2.7%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,941
Median Value	$148,800

Occupied	2,655	90.3%
Vacant	286	9.7%

Owned	1,533	57.7%
Rented	1,122	42.3%
Median Rent	$953

Single-Family Units	2,629	89.4%
Detached	2,590	88.1%
Attached	39	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	148	5.0%
Mobile Homes	124	4.2%

Buena Vista city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buena Vista city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Buena Vista city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buena Vista city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buena Vista city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buena Vista city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Buena Vista city, VA