About Buena Vista

Buena Vista is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 2,101 people and just one neighborhood, Buena Vista is the 120th largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Buena Vista is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Buena Vista is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Buena Vista who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.50%), sales jobs (11.07%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (10.41%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.58% 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 13.67 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small town, Buena Vista doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Buena Vista Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Buena Vista is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 24.41% of adults in Buena Vista have a college degree.

The per capita income in Buena Vista in 2000 was $16,920, which is middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,680 for a family of four.

The people who call Buena Vista home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Buena Vista is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Buena Vista include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Buena Vista is English. Some people also speak Spanish.