Hurstbourne Acres vs West Buechel

A side-by-side comparison of Hurstbourne Acres and West Buechel: population, income, housing, and more.

Hurstbourne Acres and West Buechel are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hurstbourne Acres has the higher population (1,984 vs 1,624 in West Buechel). Hurstbourne Acres has the higher median household income ($68,229 vs $47,066 in West Buechel). Hurstbourne Acres has the higher median home value ($292,900 vs $152,600 in West Buechel).

Population, income & housing

	Hurstbourne Acres	West Buechel
Population	1,984	1,624
Median age	29.1 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,229	$47,066
Median home value	$292,900	$152,600
Median gross rent	$1,191	$1,148
Housing units	1,040	671
Homeownership rate	17.1%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.3%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hurstbourne Acres	West Buechel
Population	2,027 → 1,984 (-2.1%)	1,486 → 1,624 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$63,240 → $68,229 (+7.9%)	$38,024 → $47,066 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$201,400 → $292,900 (+45.4%)	$86,700 → $152,600 (+76.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,028 → $1,191 (+15.9%)	$863 → $1,148 (+33.0%)

Hurstbourne Acres

Population

2,0271,984

Median household income

$63,240$68,229

Median home value

$201,400$292,900

Median gross rent

$1,028$1,191

West Buechel

Population

1,4861,624

Median household income

$38,024$47,066

Median home value

$86,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$863$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hurstbourne Acres	West Buechel
Under 5	8.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.0%	21.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	33.6%	23.2%
35 to 44	16.3%	17.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	4.1%	6.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	7.3%
75 and over	4.5%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hurstbourne Acres	West Buechel
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	31.1%
Black or African American	8.9%	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	36.4%	15.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hurstbourne Acres	West Buechel
No high school diploma	2.4%	11.3%
High school graduate	9.9%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	44.1%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hurstbourne Acres	West Buechel
Drove alone	72.1%	69.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	12.6%
Public transit	4.5%	0.6%
Walked	1.4%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	7.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hurstbourne Acres	West Buechel
1-unit, detached	24.4%	30.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	35.1%	43.5%
5 to 19 units	31.4%	19.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hurstbourne Acres	West Buechel
Poverty rate	4.1%	16.5%
Average household size	2.07	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1986	1963