Buchanan County, VA

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2022 Population
20,246
1.79% 1-year decline
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
47.6
0.418% 1-year decrease

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None of the households in Buchanan County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Economy

The economy of Buchanan County, VA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Buchanan County, VA are Retail Trade (939 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (768 people), and Educational Services (720 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Buchanan County, VA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Buchanan County, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Buchanan County, VA, are Retail Trade (939 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (768 people), and Educational Services (720 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Buchanan County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Buchanan County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.48%
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Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 39
    Transportation and Warehousing
  2. 32
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 24
    Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Buchanan County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 83.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.442%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Buchanan County, VA awarded 100 degrees. The student population of Buchanan County, VA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 134 male students and 148 female students.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

Median household income in Buchanan County, VA is N/A. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Buchanan County, VA was Census Tract 106 with a value of $52,452, followed by Census Tract 103 and Census Tract 107, with respective values of $45,278 and $42,025.

Income by Location

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  1. Census Tract 106
  2. Census Tract 103
  3. Census Tract 107

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Buchanan County, VA was Census Tract 106 with a value of $52,452, followed by Census Tract 103 and Census Tract 107, with respective values of $45,278 and $42,025.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Buchanan County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Buchanan County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Buchanan County, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (86.1%)
  2. Carpooled (6.98%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.57%)

In 2022, 86.1% of workers in Buchanan County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.98%) and those who worked at home (2.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

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Using averages, employees in Buchanan County, VA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Buchanan County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Buchanan County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Buchanan County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Buchanan County, VA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Buchanan County, VA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Buchanan County, VA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Buchanan County, VA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Buchanan County, VA see 4123 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.86% decrease from the previous year (4201 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4954 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2202 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Buchanan County, VA

Primary care physicians in Buchanan County, VA see an average of 4,123 patients per year. This represents a 1.86% decrease from the previous year (4,201 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Buchanan County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

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Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

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