Buckhannon is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Buckhannon to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
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.
As is often the case in a small city, Buckhannon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Buckhannon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.94% of adults in Buckhannon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Buckhannon in 2018 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.
