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Buckhannon, WV
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Living in Buckhannon



Buckhannon is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 5,055 people and five associated neighborhoods, Buckhannon is the 31st largest community in West Virginia.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Buckhannon is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Buckhannon to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

One of the benefits of Buckhannon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.15 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.

As is often the case in a small city, Buckhannon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Buckhannon overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Buckhannon, 24.94% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Buckhannon in 2022 was $24,155, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,620 for a family of four. However, Buckhannon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Buckhannon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buckhannon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buckhannon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Buckhannon include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Buckhannon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Japanese.