Buckhannon, West Virginia demographics

Buckhannon, WV demographics: median age 32.8; 24.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Buckhannon city, West Virginia · Incorporated city · GEOID 5411188. The survey estimates a population of 5,116 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Buckhannon is 32.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 1,902 households (±184). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.8 ±3.5	42.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	727 ±169	14.2% ±3.3 pp	20.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,977 ±299	38.6% ±5.8 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	1,695 ±297	33.1% ±5.8 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	717 ±154	14.0% ±3.0 pp	21.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Male	2,576 ±206	50.4% ±4.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	2,540 ±208	49.6% ±4.1 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
White alone	4,461 ±211	87.2% ±4.1 pp	90.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	247 ±106	4.8% ±2.1 pp	3.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	10 ±20 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	88 ±74 · low precision	1.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	5 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	14 ±28 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	291 ±175 · low precision	5.7% ±3.4 pp · low precision	4.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,986 ±93	97.5% ±1.7 pp	97.9%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	130 ±89 · low precision	2.5% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.1%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	644 ±122	33.9% ±5.5 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	125 ±75 · low precision	6.6% ±3.9 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	247 ±109	13.0% ±5.6 pp	10.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	828 ±224	43.5% ±11.0 pp	31.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	58 ±44 · low precision	3.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	574 ±113	30.2% ±5.2 pp	26.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,328 ±240	69.8% ±10.7 pp	73.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	828 ±224	43.5% ±11.0 pp	31.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	422 ±107	22.2% ±5.2 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	356 ±108	18.7% ±5.4 pp	15.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	224 ±91	11.8% ±4.6 pp	10.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	67 ±48 · low precision	3.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	5 ±22 · low precision	0.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Native	4,965 ±87	97.0% ±1.6 pp	98.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	151 ±80 · low precision	3.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,953
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
English only	4,820 ±100	97.3% ±1.4 pp	97.5%	77.7%
Spanish	16 ±21 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	15 ±29 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±12 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	13 ±21 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3 ±6 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	16 ±34 · low precision	0.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	44 ±54 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	17 ±30 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,975
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	290 ±139	9.7% ±4.6 pp	10.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,162 ±242	39.1% ±7.8 pp	39.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	517 ±158	17.4% ±5.2 pp	17.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	281 ±118	9.4% ±3.9 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	474 ±167	15.9% ±5.5 pp	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	251 ±94	8.4% ±3.1 pp	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,093
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Same house	4,190 ±304	82.3% ±5.9 pp	89.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	297 ±200 · low precision	5.8% ±3.9 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	199 ±130 · low precision	3.9% ±2.6 pp · low precision	2.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	376 ±167	7.4% ±3.3 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	31 ±51 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.2% of Buckhannon residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in West Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 84.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buckhannon	West Virginia	U.S.	Compared with West Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.2% ±2.6 pp · low precision	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.4% ±11.3 pp	86.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.5% ±1.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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