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Buena Vista is a town in Chaffee County, Colorado at an altitude of 7,965 feet. The population was 2,195 at the 2000 census. Buena Vista is located in central Colorado roughly midway between Salida and Leadville in the Upper Arkansas River Valley. The area between Buena Vista and Salida is often referred to as the "Banana Belt," due to its relatively mild winters. The town lies at the base of the 14,000+ peaks of the Collegiate Peaks, Mt. Princeton, Mt. Yale, Mt. Columbia, and Mt. Harvard, of the Sawatch Range. In summer, Buena Vista is a popular access point for world-class whitewater rafting, kayaking, and fly fishing on the Arkansas River, and mountain climbing and backpacking on local 14ers and the Colorado Trail. Sizable elk and deer herds attract hunters in the winter months, and bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and antelope are also indigenous to the area. Buena Vista incorporated in 1879 and grew as a railroad town serving the local silver, gold, and lead mining industry, with...more

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Among the most common occupations in Buena Vista are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 24%. Approximately 58 percent of workers in Buena Vista, Colorado work for companies, 24 percent work for the government and 12 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Buena Vista, Colorado are Public administration, 17%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 15%; and Educational, health and social services, 14%. Simply Hired's Buena Vista job listings indicate that the following industries in Buena Vista are hiring the most workers: Resorts, Bed & Breakfast Inns, Hotels & Motels, Commercial Banking and Home Health Care.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Buena Vista, Colorado is $29,164, and the median income of households in Buena Vista was $34,800.

Buena Vista has an unemployment rate of 5.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Buena Vista Trends data, the number of Buena Vista, Colorado jobs has decreased by 12% since March 2008.

Population of Buena Vista Total population 2,195 Male 48.02% Female 51.98% Median age 42.2     Buena Vista Housing Owner-occupied homes 66.0% Median cost of a home $119,500 Median mortgage payment $667 Renter-occupied homes 34.0% Vacant housing 13.0% Median monthly rent $594     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,841 Median for all female full-time $25,486     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 21% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 29% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 20% Currently married 60% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 11%     Race White 98% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Buena Vista Commute Carpool 8.6% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 14 minutes

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