Buckner vs Oak Grove

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

Buckner and Oak Grove are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oak Grove has the higher population (8,477 vs 2,917 in Buckner). Buckner has the higher median household income ($84,572 vs $73,237 in Oak Grove). Oak Grove has the higher median home value ($190,800 vs $177,100 in Buckner).

Population, income & housing

	Buckner	Oak Grove
Population	2,917	8,477
Median age	32.6 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$84,572	$73,237
Median home value	$177,100	$190,800
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,007
Housing units	1,131	3,215
Homeownership rate	74.2%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckner	Oak Grove
Population	3,045 → 2,917 (-4.2%)	8,217 → 8,477 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$52,911 → $84,572 (+59.8%)	$64,398 → $73,237 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$99,700 → $177,100 (+77.6%)	$134,700 → $190,800 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $1,000 (+16.3%)	$863 → $1,007 (+16.7%)

Buckner

Population

3,0452,917

Median household income

$52,911$84,572

Median home value

$99,700$177,100

Median gross rent

$860$1,000

Oak Grove

Population

8,2178,477

Median household income

$64,398$73,237

Median home value

$134,700$190,800

Median gross rent

$863$1,007

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckner	Oak Grove
Under 5	8.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.9%	16.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.4%
75 and over	3.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckner	Oak Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	91.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckner	Oak Grove
No high school diploma	9.6%	12.7%
High school graduate	35.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckner	Oak Grove
Drove alone	85.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckner	Oak Grove
1-unit, detached	84.4%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Buckner	Oak Grove
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1972	1984