Rockbridge County vs. Buena Vista city County

	Rockbridge County (VA)	Buena Vista city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,752	6,237
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.8%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,358	6,607
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,307	6,650
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	3.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.5%	18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.0%	18.4%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	55.5%
White alone, percent	93.6%	88.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	4.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.9%	88.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,491	341
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.7%	0.7%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.3%	66.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$213,000	$122,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,296	$939
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$377	$408
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$728	$739
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	12.5%
Households, 2014-2018	8,979	2,539
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.3%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.0%	72.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.5%	63.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.5%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.5%	15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	17.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.7%	58.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.9%	54.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	24,176	5,106
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	197,599	351,390
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	360,059	34,821
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,078	$5,192
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.8	19.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,805	$34,273
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,594	$19,744
Persons in poverty, percent	12.0%	20.1%
All firms, 2012	1,562	313
Men-owned firms, 2012	843	164
Women-owned firms, 2012	497	117
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,411	285
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	162	56
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,313	233
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	31.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	37.3	991.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	597.56	6.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rockbridge county (VA) and Buena Vista city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.