Buena Vista city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 6,482 (97% urban, 3% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,799
Renter-occupied apartments: 748

% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

Land area: 7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 949 people per square mile

(very high).

2008 cost of living index in Buena Vista city: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.7%), Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 82%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Buena Vista city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
Black (4.8%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 2,944	(46.4%)
Females: 3,405	(53.6%)

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,369
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.7%

Average household size:

Buena Vista city:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,356 ($32,410 in 1999)

This county:	$41,356
Virginia:	$59,562

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $425 (lower quartile is $283, upper quartile is $577)

This county:	$425
State:	$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $167,209 (it was $71,400 in 2000)

Buena Vista city:	$167,209
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,485 - $224,204

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $178,267
Here: $178,267
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $101,230
Here: $101,230
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $76,653
Here: $76,653
State: $295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $375,081
Here: $375,081
State: $305,320

Mobile homes: $19,435
Here: $19,435
State: $37,843

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,302
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $216

Institutionalized population: 89

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $71,700
2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $156,500
2006: 30 buildings, average cost: $114,200

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $590 (0.8%)

Buena Vista city household income distribution in 2007

Buena Vista city home values distribution

Buena Vista city contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Rockbridge County-Buena Vista city-Lexington city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buena Vista city is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.

Cities in this county include: Buena Vista.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.7%
Virginia:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 419
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 33 (70% naturalized citizens)

Buena Vista city:	0.5%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 9

Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.6%

Buena Vista city marital status for males

Buena Vista city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,174
One, attached: 39
Two: 100
3 or 4: 88
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 87
20 or more: 85
Mobile homes: 136

Housing units in Buena Vista city with a mortgage: 1,006 (81 second mortgage, 113 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 639

Here:	61.2% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,425
Total congregations: 9

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of the Brethren	Other
Adherents	937 (38.6%)	604 (24.9%)	421 (17.4%)	217 (8.9%)	246 (10.1%)
Congregations	3 (33.3%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	3 (33.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Buena Vista city - Buena Vista

Buena Vista city-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from Buena Vista city center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 59.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from Buena Vista city center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.1 miles away from Buena Vista city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Textile mills and textile products (17%)
Construction (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Paper (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Textile mills and textile products (13%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

France (30%)
Haiti (30%)
Germany (27%)
Costa Rica (12%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Buena Vista city (%):

United States or American (38%)
German (10%)
Irish (9%)
Scotch-Irish (9%)
English (8%)
Italian (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Buena Vista city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,313 (77%)
Carpooled: 456 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Walked: 121 (4%)
Other means: 49 (2%)
Worked at home: 51 (2%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

202 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
89 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,572.

8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.94%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.66% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($17,676 average AGI)
3.28% relocated from other states ($9,276 average AGI)
Buena Vista city: 3.28%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Rockbridge County, VA	3.32% ($26,359 average AGI)
from Lexington city, VA	0.64% ($32,133)

8.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,223 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.43%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.52% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($16,685 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($10,538 average AGI)
Buena Vista city: 2.91%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Rockbridge County, VA	3.00% ($21,343 average AGI)
to Lexington city, VA	0.47% ($29,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Births per 1000 population in Buena Vista city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Buena Vista city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Buena Vista city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,528 (1,229 aged, 299 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1165.140
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1227.280
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15.54

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 79.52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 93.21

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,059

In family households: 5,155 (1,305 male householders, 441 female householders)
1,333 spouses, 1,752 children (1,612 natural, 18 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 111 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 86 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 904 (239 male householders (178 living alone)), 557 female householders (521 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 290 (81 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 831 2-persons, 474 3-persons, 291 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 699 1-person, 81 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 6 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Buena Vista city speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,619,000 ($6680 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,320,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,206,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,537,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,000
Federal grants: $6,564,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,694,000 ($276,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,616,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $120,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,432,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,963,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 351

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 388

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +11

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +122

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Buena Vista city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 64
1995 to 1998: 47
1990 to 1994: 91
1980 to 1989: 316
1970 to 1979: 416
1960 to 1969: 433
1950 to 1959: 415
1940 to 1949: 339
1939 or earlier: 595

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buena Vista city, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 159 5 rooms: 647 6 rooms: 370 7 rooms: 276 8 rooms: 220 9+ rooms: 121

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buena Vista city, Virginia:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 96 4 rooms: 254 5 rooms: 163 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 41 8 rooms: 29 9+ rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buena Vista city:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 27 2 bedrooms: 416 3 bedrooms: 990 4 bedrooms: 279 5+ bedrooms: 87

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buena Vista city:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 132 2 bedrooms: 379 3 bedrooms: 169 4 bedrooms: 38 5+ bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Buena Vista city in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 151 1 vehicle: 519 2 vehicles: 720 3 vehicles: 315 4 vehicles: 51 5+ vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Buena Vista city in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 210 1 vehicle: 338 2 vehicles: 143 3 vehicles: 36 4 vehicles: 21 5+ vehicles: 0

60% of Buena Vista city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Virginia.

Buena Vista city:	59.8%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5233
Northeast: 172
Midwest: 178
South: 505
West: 161

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,400

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70.2%) Electricity (18.1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4.6%) Wood (4.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68.2%) Electricity (28.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	2.1%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	2.1%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 226

Here:	57.1%
Virginia:	20.6%

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