Buckhannon is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Buckhannon to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.
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.
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, 24.94% 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.
