Buckman vs Royalton

A side-by-side comparison of Buckman and Royalton: population, income, housing, and more.

Buckman and Royalton are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Royalton has the higher population (1,092 vs 315 in Buckman). Buckman has the higher median household income ($98,750 vs $64,643 in Royalton). Buckman has the higher median home value ($222,600 vs $201,500 in Royalton).

Population, income & housing

	Buckman	Royalton
Population	315	1,092
Median age	29.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,750	$64,643
Median home value	$222,600	$201,500
Median gross rent	$775	$642
Housing units	110	502
Homeownership rate	92.4%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckman	Royalton
Population	260 → 315 (+21.2%)	1,239 → 1,092 (-11.9%)
Median household income	$71,875 → $98,750 (+37.4%)	$55,625 → $64,643 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$159,100 → $222,600 (+39.9%)	$141,300 → $201,500 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $775 (+0.0%)	$690 → $642 (-7.0%)

Buckman

Population

260315

Median household income

$71,875$98,750

Median home value

$159,100$222,600

Median gross rent

$775$775

Royalton

Population

1,2391,092

Median household income

$55,625$64,643

Median home value

$141,300$201,500

Median gross rent

$690$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckman	Royalton
Under 5	14.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	21.0%	19.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	14.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	7.9%	8.1%
65 to 74	2.5%	8.2%
75 and over	3.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckman	Royalton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckman	Royalton
No high school diploma	8.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	29.3%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckman	Royalton
Drove alone	84.0%	84.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	5.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckman	Royalton
1-unit, detached	93.6%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Buckman	Royalton
Poverty rate	7.6%	20.8%
Average household size	3.00	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	1979	1991