Roanoke Sun

25.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Buchanan in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 21.8 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,172.

84.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	127	15.9
Regular high school diploma	233	29.2
GED or alternative credential	42	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	54	6.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	137	17.2
Associate's degree	20	2.5
Bachelor's degree	78	9.8
Master's degree	83	10.4
Professional school degree	17	2.1
Doctorate degree	6	0.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.