Buckner vs La Grange

A side-by-side comparison of Buckner and La Grange: population, income, housing, and more.

Buckner and La Grange are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Grange has the higher population (10,188 vs 3,786 in Buckner). Buckner has the higher median household income ($149,700 vs $86,222 in La Grange). Buckner has the higher median home value ($389,900 vs $268,000 in La Grange).

Population, income & housing

	Buckner	La Grange
Population	3,786	10,188
Median age	35.5 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$149,700	$86,222
Median home value	$389,900	$268,000
Median gross rent	$1,536	$1,192
Housing units	1,150	4,138
Homeownership rate	94.4%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckner	La Grange
Population	5,545 → 3,786 (-31.7%)	8,854 → 10,188 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$117,609 → $149,700 (+27.3%)	$59,928 → $86,222 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$327,100 → $389,900 (+19.2%)	$169,400 → $268,000 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,128 → $1,536 (+36.2%)	$847 → $1,192 (+40.7%)

Buckner

Population

5,5453,786

Median household income

$117,609$149,700

Median home value

$327,100$389,900

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,536

La Grange

Population

8,85410,188

Median household income

$59,928$86,222

Median home value

$169,400$268,000

Median gross rent

$847$1,192

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckner	La Grange
Under 5	5.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.8%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.3%
25 to 34	15.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	17.1%	15.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.9%
65 to 74	7.3%	7.0%
75 and over	3.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckner	La Grange
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	86.6%
Black or African American	6.3%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckner	La Grange
No high school diploma	6.0%	7.7%
High school graduate	10.3%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckner	La Grange
Drove alone	72.0%	78.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckner	La Grange
1-unit, detached	92.3%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Buckner	La Grange
Poverty rate	0.3%	8.4%
Average household size	3.01	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	2001	1999