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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Buena Vista spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.04 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
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 2018 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.
