In addition, Buena Vista is a college town. There are a lot of students in Buena Vista attending college, and as a result Buena Vista provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.04 minutes getting to work every day.
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 education level of Buena Vista citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.47% of adults in Buena Vista have at least a bachelor's 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.
