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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Buchanan County Public Schools is $18,357, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Buchanan County Public Schools median household income is $29,678. On average Buchanan County Public Schools residents spend 29.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #126

Buchanan County Public Schools	18,357 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buchanan County Public Schools	24,923 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buchanan County Public Schools	34,558 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buchanan County Public Schools	17,669 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #135

Buchanan County Public Schools	29,678 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Buchanan County Public Schools	43,691 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Buchanan County Public Schools	7.77%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Buchanan County Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Buchanan County Public Schools		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.74%	$5,059, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	53.26%	$16,815, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.86%	$2,294, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.27%	$12,864, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Buchanan County Public Schools	39,722 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Buchanan County Public Schools	50,013 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Buchanan County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
White	$29,712, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Asian	$51,500, see rank	$94,223	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Buchanan County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$25,714, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,611, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,446, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$24,288, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Buchanan County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,077, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	10,099, 50.30%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,320, 42.78%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,320, 42.78%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,783, 87.57%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	537, 12.43%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,779, 57.22%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	9,978, 49.70%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,915, 39.24%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,915, 39.24%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,531, 90.19%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	384, 9.81%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,063, 60.76%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Buchanan County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,148, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,318, 88.39%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	577, 8.07%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18, 0.25%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	87, 1.22%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	80, 1.12%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	68, 0.95%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Buchanan County Public Schools	29.4 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Buchanan County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,314	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	3,783, 51.72%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	521, 13.77%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	290, 7.67%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	535, 14.14%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51, 1.35%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,214, 32.09%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	858, 22.68%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	3,531, 48.28%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,153, 32.65%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	802, 22.71%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,354, 38.35%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 0.42%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	207, 5.86%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Buchanan County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,314, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,286, 17.58%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	603, 8.24%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	415, 5.67%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	150, 2.05%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	918, 12.55%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	448, 6.13%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	85, 1.16%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	265, 3.62%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	634, 8.67%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,598, 21.85%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	311, 4.25%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	369, 5.05%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	232, 3.17%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Buchanan County Public Schools	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,427	24.00%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,361	20.57%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.