Buckhorn vs Hazard

A side-by-side comparison of Buckhorn and Hazard: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hazard has the higher population (5,105 vs 69 in Buckhorn). Since 2019, Hazard's population has grown faster (+1.2% vs -37.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Buckhorn	Hazard
Population	69	5,105
Median age	45.3 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,582
Median home value	—	$146,100
Median gross rent	—	$718
Housing units	43	2,211
Homeownership rate	79.2%	54.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckhorn	Hazard
Population	110 → 69 (-37.3%)	5,046 → 5,105 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$39,688 → $106,071 (+167.3%)	$50,078 → $68,582 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$49,000 → $46,100 (-5.9%)	$122,300 → $146,100 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$655 → $718 (+9.6%)

Buckhorn

Population

11069

Median household income

$39,688$106,071

Median home value

$49,000$46,100

Hazard

Population

5,0465,105

Median household income

$50,078$68,582

Median home value

$122,300$146,100

Median gross rent

$655$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckhorn	Hazard
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	27.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	15.9%	5.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	5.8%	14.8%
45 to 54	2.9%	16.2%
55 to 64	2.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	37.7%	10.9%
75 and over	7.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckhorn	Hazard
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	89.2%
Black or African American	15.9%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckhorn	Hazard
No high school diploma	2.6%	18.0%
High school graduate	30.8%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.1%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckhorn	Hazard
Drove alone	41.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	58.8%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckhorn	Hazard
1-unit, detached	62.8%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	37.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Buckhorn	Hazard
Poverty rate	32.0%	32.6%
Average household size	1.63	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1976	1970