Buena Vista, VA Social Statistics
Updated June 30, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,501 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 64 | 4.3 |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 7.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 623 | 41.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 286 | 19.1 |
| College or graduate school | 419 | 27.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 4,250 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 680 | 16.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 637 | 15.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,446 | 34.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 832 | 19.6 |
| Associate degree | 210 | 4.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 281 | 6.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 164 | 3.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 69.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 5,187 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,153 | 22.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 2,849 | 54.9 |
| Separated | 110 | 2.1 |
| Widowed | 557 | 10.7 |
Female | 466 | 9.0 |
| Divorced | 518 | 10.0 |
Female | 300 | 5.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 171 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 84 | 49.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,931 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 663 | 13.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,388 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 175 | 12.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,552 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 734 | 20.7 |
Percent employed | 51.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,818 | 79.3 |
Percent employed | 81.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 959 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 485 | 50.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 5,980 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 3,569 | 59.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,404 | 40.2 |
Same county | 214 | 3.6 |
Different county | 2,190 | 36.6 |
Same state | 1,730 | 28.9 |
Different state | 460 | 7.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 7 | 0.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 6,349 | 100.0 |
| Native | 6,316 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 6,249 | 98.4 |
State of residence | 5,233 | 82.4 |
Different state | 1,016 | 16.0 |
Born outside United States | 67 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 33 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 10 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 23 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 10 | 0.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 33 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 19 | 57.6 |
| Asia | 0 | 0.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 14 | 42.4 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 5,980 | 100.0 |
| English only | 5,819 | 97.3 |
| Language other than English | 161 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 32 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 106 | 1.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 16 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 47 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 16 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 8 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 6,349 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,028 | 79.2 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 116 | 1.8 |
| English | 449 | 7.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 130 | 2.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| German | 659 | 10.4 |
| Greek | 6 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 6 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 506 | 8.0 |
| Italian | 95 | 1.5 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 28 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 18 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 16 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 446 | 7.0 |
| Scottish | 93 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 8 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 33 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 15 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,634 | 25.7 |
| Welsh | 14 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 29 | 0.5 |
| Other ancestries | 727 | 11.5 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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