page_title: Buena Vista, Colorado
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Buena Vista, Colorado / Demographics
context_page_description: The Town of Buena Vista is a Statutory Town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,617 at the 2010 United States Census.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 2,195 people, 978 households, and 622 families residing in the town.  The population density was 638.6 people per square mile (246.4/km²).  There were 1,124 housing units at an average density of 327.0 per square mile (126.2/km²).  The racial makeup of the town was 96.81% Caucasian, 0.09% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.74% of the population.
  There were 978 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
  The median income for a household in the town was $34,800, and the median income for a family was $40,455. Males had a median income of $32,841 versus $25,486 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,920.  About 9.4% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Buena Vista at the foot of the Collegiate Peaks
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