Buckhannon is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 5,049 people and five associated neighborhoods, Buckhannon is the 31st largest community in West Virginia.

Also of interest is that Buckhannon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.81% 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.

Being a small city, Buckhannon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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, 24.37% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Buckhannon in 2022 was $29,231, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,924 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, Italian, and Scottish.

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