Buckhannon, West Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Buckhannon, West Virginia QuickFacts

	Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
Total population	5,725	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	buckhannon

Buckhannon, West Virginia Population

	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
Male	2,568	44.86%	49.06%
Female	3,157	55.14%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.4		35.3

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	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
18 years and over	4,838	84.51%	74.31%
21 years and over	3,851	67.27%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,130	19.74%	14.66%
65 years and over	997	17.41%	12.43%

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	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
White	5,505	96.16%	75.14%
Black or African American	115	2.01%	12.32%
Asian	48	0.84%	3.64%
Some other race	23	0.4%	5.46%
Two or more races	34	0.59%	2.43%

Buckhannon, West Virginia Housing

	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
Total households	2,159		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,181	54.7%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	978	45.3%	31.94%

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	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
Total housing units	2,438		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	265	10.87%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	2,159	88.56%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	1,292	52.99%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	867	35.56%	30.77%

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	Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	233	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	727	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	158	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	39	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	23	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	9	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	5	0.57%
Median (dollars)	71,400	119,600

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	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	448	20.75%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	537	24.87%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	339	15.7%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	322	14.91%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	203	9.4%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	300	13.9%	9.65%

Buckhannon, West Virginia Education

	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,108		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	72	3.42%	6.47%
Kindergarten	31	1.47%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	414	19.64%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	224	10.63%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,367	64.85%	22.81%

Buckhannon, West Virginia Economy

	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	4,850		217,168,077
In labor force	2,441	50.33%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	2,437	50.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	2,286	47.13%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	151	3.11%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	4	0.08%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,409	49.67%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	2,658	54.8%	51.66%
In labor force	1,310	27.01%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,310	27.01%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,242	25.61%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	325	6.7%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	223		12,787,501

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	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	2,124		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	481	22.65%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	289	13.61%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	316	14.88%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	262	12.34%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	270	12.71%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	284	13.37%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	132	6.21%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	75	3.53%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	0.14%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	12	0.56%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	23,421		41,994

	Buckhannon, West Virginia	%, Buckhannon, West Virginia	United States
With earnings	1,355	27.94%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	36,368		56,604
With Social Security income	826	17.03%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,876		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	195	4.02%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,543		6,320
With public assistance income	103	2.12%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,070		3,032
With retirement income	394	8.12%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,663		17,376

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