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Buena Vista, VA
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Living in Buena Vista



Buena Vista is a somewhat small city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 6,591 people and two associated neighborhoods, Buena Vista is the 102nd largest community in Virginia.

Buena Vista is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Buena Vista enrolled in college, Buena Vista has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.04 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Buena Vista does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Buena Vista are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.47% of adults in Buena Vista having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Buena Vista in 2022 was $32,925, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,700 for a family of four. However, Buena Vista contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Buena Vista is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buena Vista home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buena Vista residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Buena Vista include English, Irish, German, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Buena Vista is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.


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