Buckhannon, West Virginia Demographics

Buckhannon is 4th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Buckhannon is 7th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Income below poverty line

Buckhannon is 9th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in People per household

Buckhannon is 10th in West Virginia out of 26 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Buckhannon is 13th in West Virginia out of 27 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Buckhannon is 13th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Female residents

Buckhannon is 13th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - White

Buckhannon is 14th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Home median value

Buckhannon is 15th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Buckhannon is 15th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Buckhannon	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	5,645	23rd	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2.8	28th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,991.9	16th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Buckhannon	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.0%	28th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	16.1%	31st	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.1%	20th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Buckhannon	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.1%	30th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.8%	16th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Buckhannon	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	94.5%	13th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.1%	21st	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	15th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	16th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	30th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	15th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.8%	15th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Buckhannon	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	52.5%	13th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	21st	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Buckhannon	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	2,398	30th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.4%	16th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	1,797	32nd	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	55.3%	28th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$103,500	14th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	9th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Buckhannon	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$18,647	29th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$35,473	17th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.8%	7th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Buckhannon	Rank	West Virginia	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,404	13th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$180,017	20th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$32,724	10th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$18,594	20th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732