Buchanan, Virginia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,179
Male Share of the Population	48.1%
Female Share of the Population	51.9%
Senior Citizens	19.4%
Employed Population 16+	622
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	52.5%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.7%
Median Earnings25+	$40,686
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$38,304

Wealth

Median Family Income	$68,125
% Above Poverty Level	88%
% Below Poverty Level	12%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	33 minutes
% Working from Home	1.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.6%
Median Gross Rent	$772
Median House Value	$123,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	30.6%
German	13.4%
Irish	10.6%
English	6.6%
Polish	2.4%
Scottish	1.2%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Italian	0.9%
Belgian	0.9%
Welsh	0.5%
Norwegian	0.5%
Greek	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
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Buchanan Almanac

Category	Value
County	Botetourt County
Standard Zip Codes	24066
Phone Area Codes	540
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	37.52
Approximate Longitude	-79.68

Buchanan Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BUCHANAN
Distance	0.5 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 45 F
Apr Temp	40 to 71 F
Jul Temp	64 to 90 F
Oct Temp	44 to 71 F
Annual Precip	42.3 inches

Station	ROANOKE WOODRUM AP
Distance	21.5 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 45 F
Apr Temp	44 to 68 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 69 F
Annual Precip	42.4 inches

Station	GATHRIGHT DAM
Distance	32.8 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 41 F
Apr Temp	38 to 65 F
Jul Temp	60 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 67 F
Annual Precip	38.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bedford	6,527	$62,332
Fincastle	411	$59,375
Glasgow	1,487	$45,893
Iron Gate	262	$44,375
Troutville	455	$52,750
Vinton	8,074	$61,023

Buchanan Public Schools

Buchanan Elem
255 Schoolhouse Rd
ZIP: 24066
(540) 254-2084
Primary
Total Enrollment 288

James River High
9906 Springwood Rd
ZIP: 24066
(540) 254-1121
High
Total Enrollment 578

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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