Buckner vs Westport

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

Buckner and Westport 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 243 in Westport). Buckner has the higher median household income ($149,700 vs $51,300 in Westport). Buckner has the higher median home value ($389,900 vs $311,300 in Westport).

Population, income & housing

	Buckner	Westport
Population	3,786	243
Median age	35.5 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$149,700	$51,300
Median home value	$389,900	$311,300
Median gross rent	$1,536	$893
Housing units	1,150	126
Homeownership rate	94.4%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckner	Westport
Population	5,545 → 3,786 (-31.7%)	261 → 243 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$117,609 → $149,700 (+27.3%)	$44,583 → $51,300 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$327,100 → $389,900 (+19.2%)	$144,800 → $311,300 (+115.0%)
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

Westport

Population

261243

Median household income

$44,583$51,300

Median home value

$144,800$311,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckner	Westport
Under 5	5.8%	9.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	12.8%
25 to 34	15.8%	25.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	6.6%
45 to 54	17.1%	7.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.2%
75 and over	3.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckner	Westport
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	88.9%
Black or African American	6.3%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckner	Westport
No high school diploma	6.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	10.3%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckner	Westport
Drove alone	72.0%	74.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckner	Westport
1-unit, detached	92.3%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	18.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Buckner	Westport
Poverty rate	0.3%	0.0%
Average household size	3.01	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	2001	1975