Buckeye

Population: 99,844
Median household income: $98,778
Median home value: $384,100

Located in Maricopa County, Arizona, Buckeye is a community with a population of 99,844. Its median household income of $98,778 runs above the Maricopa County figure of $85,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buckeye's population grew 43.2% from 69,744 to 99,844, while its median home value rose 72.5% from $222,700 to $384,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 44.5% of the population. 69.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 99,844
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $98,778
Median home value: $384,100
Median gross rent: $1,742
Housing units: 32,787
Homeownership rate: 86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

69,74499,844

Median household income

$71,707$98,778

Median home value

$222,700$384,100

Median gross rent

$1,246$1,742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	69,744	$71,707	$222,700	$1,246
2020	74,467	$79,156	$246,400	$1,320
2021	89,711	$84,568	$266,800	$1,377
2022	95,042	$94,188	$341,700	$1,597
2023	99,844	$98,778	$384,100	$1,742

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,110	8.1%
5 to 17	19,098	19.1%
18 to 24	6,807	6.8%
25 to 34	15,166	15.2%
35 to 44	15,316	15.3%
45 to 54	11,332	11.3%
55 to 64	10,507	10.5%
65 to 74	9,227	9.2%
75 and over	4,281	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,383	44.5%
Black or African American	6,379	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,144	1.1%
Asian	1,510	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	101	0.1%
Some other race	342	0.3%
Two or more races	3,093	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,892	43.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,649	10.1%
High school graduate	18,289	27.8%
Some college or associate's	25,036	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	10,552	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,303	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,559	69.9%
Carpooled	4,078	10.0%
Public transit	177	0.4%
Walked	244	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7,144	17.5%
Other means	661	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,944	14.7%
15 to 29 min	10,052	29.8%
30 to 44 min	9,180	27.2%
45 to 59 min	4,942	14.7%
60+ min	4,601	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 6.8% (6,379 of 93,390)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,958	79.4%
Nonfamily households	6,200	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2010

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,158	92.0%
Vacant	2,629	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,971	86.1%
Renter-occupied	4,187	13.9%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,668	93.5%
1-unit, attached	555	1.7%
2 to 4 units	183	0.6%
5 to 19 units	476	1.5%
20 or more units	261	0.8%
Mobile home & other	644	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0407940
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 395 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 33.4316, -112.6416