Population: 1,688
Males: 838 (49.6%), Females: 850 (50.4%)
Llano County
Zip code: 78609
Median resident age: 55.9 years
Median household income: $32,586
Median house value: $99,600
Races in Buchanan Dam:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
- Hispanic (5.3%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (15.6%), Irish (14.3%), United States (13.8%), German (13.7%), French (4.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 1054 feet
Land area: 7.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Buchanan Dam
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 43.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Buchanan Dam CDP
- Never married: 6.1%
- Now married: 71.4%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 10.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Buchanan Dam:
- SETON HIGHLAND LAKES (about 11 miles; BURNET, TX)
- LLANO MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (about 15 miles; LLANO, TX)
- ROLLINS BROOK COMMUNITY (about 28 miles; LAMPASAS, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buchanan Dam:
- ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 49 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: GRK)
- KILLEEN MUNI (about 58 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: ILE)
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 68 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Abbreviation: AUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buchanan Dam:
- SUNRISE BEACH (about 13 miles; SUNRISE BEACH VILLAGE, TX; Abbreviation: 2KL)
- LLANO MUNI (about 14 miles; LLANO, TX; Abbreviation: 6R9)
- BURNET MUNI KATE CRADDOCK FIELD (about 16 miles; BURNET, TX; Abbreviation: BMQ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buchanan Dam:
- CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 60 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 46,503)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,819)
- SAINT EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,870)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 71 miles; BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,822)
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)