Buckeye

Population: 82
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $51,000

Buckeye is a community in Hardin County, Iowa, home to 82 residents. At $57,500, its median household income sits below Hardin County's $64,906.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buckeye's population declined 24.1% from 108 to 82, while its median home value rose 73.5% from $29,400 to $51,000.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 30.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $51,000
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 45
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10882

Median household income

$48,594$57,500

Median home value

$29,400$51,000

Median gross rent

$625$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	108	$48,594	$29,400	$625
2020	105	$53,438	$29,400	—
2021	112	$52,083	—	$588
2022	84	$54,167	$45,000	$634
2023	82	$57,500	$51,000	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 342.4%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6430.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	11.0%
5 to 17	7	8.5%
18 to 24	8	9.8%
25 to 34	2	2.4%
35 to 44	13	15.9%
45 to 54	5	6.1%
55 to 64	25	30.5%
65 to 74	9	11.0%
75 and over	4	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	82	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	6.9%
High school graduate	28	48.3%
Some college or associate's	16	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	8	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39	90.7%
Carpooled	2	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	44.2%
15 to 29 min	21	48.8%
30 to 44 min	2	4.7%
45 to 59 min	1	2.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 8.5% (7 of 82)

	Count	Share
Family households	23	60.5%
Nonfamily households	15	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38	84.4%
Vacant	7	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23	60.5%
Renter-occupied	15	39.5%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	15.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1909100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4195, -93.3758