Buckner

Population: 305
Median household income: $47,222
Median home value: $53,600

Located in Franklin County, Illinois, Buckner is a community with a population of 305. Its median household income of $47,222 runs below the Franklin County figure of $53,471.

From 2019 to 2023, Buckner's population declined 22.0% from 391 to 305, while its median home value rose 4.7% from $51,200 to $53,600.

72.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 305
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,222
Median home value: $53,600
Median gross rent: $1,025
Housing units: 146
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

391305

Median household income

$36,136$47,222

Median home value

$51,200$53,600

Median gross rent

$733$1,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	391	$36,136	$51,200	$733
2020	348	$38,542	$50,300	$720
2021	316	$40,250	$51,900	$694
2022	280	$43,068	$53,500	$850
2023	305	$47,222	$53,600	$1,025

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	5.9%
5 to 17	53	17.4%
18 to 24	24	7.9%
25 to 34	34	11.1%
35 to 44	51	16.7%
45 to 54	26	8.5%
55 to 64	30	9.8%
65 to 74	44	14.4%
75 and over	25	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	297	97.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	9.5%
High school graduate	82	39.0%
Some college or associate's	80	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	23	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103	83.1%
Carpooled	10	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	36.1%
15 to 29 min	35	29.4%
30 to 44 min	20	16.8%
45 to 59 min	13	10.9%
60+ min	8	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 19.7% (60 of 305)

	Count	Share
Family households	77	58.3%
Nonfamily households	55	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	132	90.4%
Vacant	14	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	108	81.8%
Renter-occupied	24	18.2%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other22.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	106	72.6%
1-unit, attached	3	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2	1.4%
20 or more units	2	1.4%
Mobile home & other	33	22.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1709330
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.9810, -89.0157