Buena Vista County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2022	2027
Buena Vista County	20,411	20,260	19,552	19,350

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Population by Age

Population	2010	2022	2027
0-4	1,449	1,307	1,319
5-9	1,345	1,309	1,334
10-14	1,317	1,281	1,362
15-19	1,734	1,354	1,425
20-24	1,578	1,380	1,277
25-29	1,205	1,306	1,048
30-34	1,049	1,237	1,246
35-39	1,059	1,102	1,202
40-44	1,131	992	1,085
45-49	1,377	965	973
50-54	1,587	1,082	918
55-59	1,397	1,287	1,067
60-64	977	1,397	1,144
65-69	681	1,103	1,271
70-74	582	826	962
75-79	564	579	697
80-84	569	423	457
85+	659	622	563
18+	15,204	14,920	14,540
Median Age	37	38	38

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Population by Race

Buena Vista County	2022
Total	19,552.000
White Alone	70.840
Black Alone	3.360
American Indian Alone	0.460
Asian Alone	11.610
Pacific Islander Alone	0.780
Some Other Race	10.320
Two or More Races	2.640
Hispanic Origin	27.300
Diversity Index	68.900

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Growth Rate

Buena Vista County	2010 - 2014	2014 - 2019
Population	0%	0%
Households	0%	0%
Families	0%	0%
Median Household Income	%	1%
Per Capita Income	%	2%

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2022	2027
Households	7,499	7,522	7,325	7,244
Housing Units	8,145	8,237	8,237	8,497
Owner Occupied Units			4,918	4,815
Renter Occupied Units			2,407	2,429
Vacant Units			912	1,253

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Home Value

Buena Vista County	2022	2027
Median Home Value	$136,114	$156,690
Average Home Value	$169,612	$194,055
<$50,000	491	377
$50,000 - $99,999	1,232	949
$100,000 - $149,999	1,019	939
$150,000 - $199,999	925	1,065
$200,000 - $249,999	471	523
$250,000 - $299,999	294	364
$300,000 - $399,999	260	281
$400,000 - $499,999	62	62
$500,000 - $749,999	115	171
$1,000,000 +	5	6

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	184
2000-2009	394
1990-1999	509
1980-1989	574
1970-1979	1,515
1960-1969	1,141
1950-1959	1,056
1940-1949	476
1939 or Before	2,360

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Income

Buena Vista County	2022	2027
Median Household	$56,338	$59,834
Average Household	$71,896	$78,612
Per Capita	$26,997	$29,492

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Household Income Base

Buena Vista County	2022
<$15,000	500
$15,000 - $24,999	698
$25,000 - $34,999	831
$35,000 - $49,999	1,093
$50,000 - $74,999	1,570
$75,000 - $99,999	1,001
$100,000 - $149,999	1,038
$150,000 - $199,999	415
$200,000+	179

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	10,176
In-County Residents	9,027
Out-of-County Residents	1,105
Drive Alone	7,196
Carpooled	1,454
Public Transport	32
Work at Home	515
Less than 5 minutes	1,720
5-9 minutes	2,783
10-14 minutes	1,576
15-19 minutes	1,139
20-24 minutes	775
25-29 minutes	335
30-34 minutes	541
35-39 minutes	196
40-44 minutes	129
45-59 minutes	243
60-89 minutes	133
90+ minutes	91
Average Travel Time	14

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	11,705
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	77
Mining	0
Utilities	109
Construction	272
Manufacturing	3,523
Wholesale Trade	362

Retail Trade	1,411
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	133
Furn & Home Furnish Str	4
Electronics & Appl Store	12
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	55
Food & Beverage Stores	583
Health/Pers Care Stores	74
Gasoline Stations	52
Clothing/Accessory Store	69
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	37
General Merchandise Str	317
Misc Store Retailers	71
Nonstore Retailers	4

Transportation/Warehouse	235
Information	137

Finance & Insurance	384
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	285
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	23
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	76

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	114
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	237
Legal Services	59
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	109
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	69
Educational Services	1,369
HealthCare/Social Assist	948
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	175

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	799
Accommodation	188
Food Srv/Drinking Places	611

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	855
Auto Repair/Maintenance	66
Public Administration Emp	505

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Educational Attainment (25+)

Buena Vista County	2022
Some High School	1,293
Graduated High School	3,702
Associates Degree	1,337
Bachelor's Degree	1,833
Graduate Degree	854

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	839
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	25
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	49
Manufacturing Bus	36
Wholesale Trade Bus	30

Retail Trade Bus	132
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	22
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	11
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	22
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	15
Gasoline Stations Bus	7
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	16
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	8
General Merchandise Str Bus	4
Misc Store Retailers Bus	17
Nonstore Retailers Bus	4

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	34
Information Bus	23

Finance & Insurance Bus	55
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	22
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	9
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	24

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	23
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	50
Legal Services Bus	17
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	18
Educational Services Bus	24
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	60
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	27

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	50
Accommodation Bus	10
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	40

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	112
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	18
Public Administration Bus	66

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

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