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City Demographics

Population: 5,966

Median Age: 40

18 Years and Over: 76.1%

Percent High School Graduate or Higher: 91.4%

Percent Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 26.8%

Private Wage & Salary Workers: 76.6%

Government Workers: 14.4%

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 9.0%

Universities in County +50 miles: 10

Community Colleges in County +30 miles: 4

Median Household Income: $46,589

Mean Travel Time to Work (minutes): 19.1

Airports in City + 50 miles: 2

Distance to Interstate (miles): 9

County Demographic Information

Buchanan County Workforce Characteristics

Demographic information is based on the 2010 Census