West Buechel vs Worthington Hills

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

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

Worthington Hills has the higher population (1,872 vs 1,624 in West Buechel). Worthington Hills has the higher median household income ($78,365 vs $47,066 in West Buechel). Worthington Hills has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $152,600 in West Buechel).

Population, income & housing

	West Buechel	Worthington Hills
Population	1,624	1,872
Median age	31.6 yrs	27.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,066	$78,365
Median home value	$152,600	$215,400
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,600
Housing units	671	605
Homeownership rate	15.2%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Buechel	Worthington Hills
Population	1,486 → 1,624 (+9.3%)	1,487 → 1,872 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$38,024 → $47,066 (+23.8%)	$63,370 → $78,365 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $152,600 (+76.0%)	$156,200 → $215,400 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$863 → $1,148 (+33.0%)	$1,103 → $1,600 (+45.1%)

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

Worthington Hills

Population

1,4871,872

Median household income

$63,370$78,365

Median home value

$156,200$215,400

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Buechel	Worthington Hills
Under 5	6.0%	16.6%
5 to 17	21.6%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	15.8%
25 to 34	23.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	17.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	6.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	4.5%
75 and over	0.9%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Buechel	Worthington Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	31.1%	34.2%
Black or African American	32.6%	49.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.3%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Buechel	Worthington Hills
No high school diploma	11.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	27.8%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Buechel	Worthington Hills
Drove alone	69.4%	57.7%
Carpooled	12.6%	12.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.8%	27.3%
Other means	1.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Buechel	Worthington Hills
1-unit, detached	30.6%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	43.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	19.5%	10.4%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Buechel	Worthington Hills
Poverty rate	16.5%	7.0%
Average household size	2.49	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1963	1987