Because there are quite a few people attending college in Buena Vista, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Buena Vista provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
One of the benefits of Buena Vista is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.04 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Buena Vista is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
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.
