Buckner vs River Bluff

A side-by-side comparison of Buckner and River Bluff: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buckner has the higher population (3,786 vs 529 in River Bluff). Buckner has the higher median household income ($149,700 vs $139,375 in River Bluff). River Bluff has the higher median home value ($415,800 vs $389,900 in Buckner).

Population, income & housing

	Buckner	River Bluff
Population	3,786	529
Median age	35.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$149,700	$139,375
Median home value	$389,900	$415,800
Median gross rent	$1,536	—
Housing units	1,150	187
Homeownership rate	94.4%	98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckner	River Bluff
Population	5,545 → 3,786 (-31.7%)	567 → 529 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$117,609 → $149,700 (+27.3%)	$112,396 → $139,375 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$327,100 → $389,900 (+19.2%)	$290,800 → $415,800 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,128 → $1,536 (+36.2%)	—

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

River Bluff

Population

567529

Median household income

$112,396$139,375

Median home value

$290,800$415,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckner	River Bluff
Under 5	5.8%	7.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	16.1%
45 to 54	17.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	10.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.3%	7.8%
75 and over	3.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckner	River Bluff
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	84.3%
Black or African American	6.3%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckner	River Bluff
No high school diploma	6.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	10.3%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	39.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckner	River Bluff
Drove alone	72.0%	75.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	19.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckner	River Bluff
1-unit, detached	92.3%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Buckner	River Bluff
Poverty rate	0.3%	1.9%
Average household size	3.01	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	2001	1976