Buena Vista is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 3,080 people and three associated neighborhoods, Buena Vista is the 119th largest community in Colorado.

Housing costs in Buena Vista are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

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 13.22 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small town, Buena Vista does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Buena Vista ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Buena Vista, 41.57% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Buena Vista in 2022 was $29,921, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,684 for a family of four. However, Buena Vista contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Buena Vista include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Buena Vista is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.