Demographics of Buckingham County, Virginia

Buckingham County, Virginia had 17,137 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +311 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Buckingham County, in four figures

17,137
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +311 people.; 44.1 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,828 ±$4,412
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Buckingham County, Virginia's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Buckingham County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Buckingham County, Virginia's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Buckingham County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,826	100.0	100.0
2021	16,953	100.8	100.2
2022	16,979	100.9	100.7
2023	16,985	100.9	101.6
2024	17,111	101.7	102.5
2025	17,137	101.8	103.1

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Population of Buckingham County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,826	−2	−28	0	+22
2021	16,953	+127	−83	+1	+209
2022	16,979	+26	−100	+2	+124
2023	16,985	+6	−70	+2	+76
2024	17,111	+126	−90	+9	+210
2025	17,137	+26	−99	−1	+127

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±0.6: for men 42.6 ±1.2 and for women 47.3 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Buckingham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	761 ±105	4.5% ±0.6	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,256 ±174	13.3% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,111 ±218	6.5% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,635 ±304	27.3% ±1.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,677 ±317	27.6% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,536 ±325	20.8% ±1.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,828 ±$4,412, and income per person $30,121 ±$2,016, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Buckingham County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,206 ±234	19.2% ±3.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,333 ±264	21.2% ±4.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,283 ±230	20.4% ±3.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	772 ±159	12.3% ±2.5	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	939 ±192	15.0% ±3.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	535 ±162	8.5% ±2.6	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	206 ±83	3.3% ±1.3	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Buckingham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,847 ±348	12.5% ±2.3	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	531 ±147	18.0% ±4.7	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	918 ±206	12.6% ±2.8	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	398 ±146	8.7% ±3.1	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Buckingham County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buckingham County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	7,284 ±27	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.1% ±3.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.9% ±3.2	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.3% ±3.4	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.7% ±3.8	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$173,400 ±$13,114	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$927 ±$89	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Buckingham County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	447 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,332 ±97	60.9% ±0.6	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,193 ±228	30.6% ±1.3	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31 to 99	0.2% to 0.6%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 34	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 108	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	873 ±230	5.1% ±1.4	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Buckingham County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	12,485 ±475	73.5% ±2.8	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,079 ±464	24.0% ±2.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 173	0.2% to 1.0%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	310 ±105	1.8% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	50 to 182	0.3% to 1.1%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	194 ±84	1.1% ±0.5	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Buckingham County among the counties of Virginia

89th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Buckingham County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Buchanan County	18,492	−8.7%
Southampton County	18,110	+0.9%
Patrick County	17,424	−0.9%
Radford city	17,243	+7.0%
Appomattox County	17,172	+6.3%
Buckingham County	17,137	+1.8%
Giles County	16,564	−1.3%
Manassas Park city	16,560	−3.5%
Bristol city	16,418	−5.2%
Williamsburg city	15,861	+2.6%
Nottoway County	15,796	+1.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026