Bucklin

Population: 627
Median household income: $58,699
Median home value: $88,600

Bucklin is a community in Ford County, Kansas, home to 627 residents. The median household income of $58,699 is below the Ford County median ($70,495).

From 2019 to 2023, Bucklin's population declined 12.3% from 715 to 627, while its median home value rose 4.7% from $84,600 to $88,600.

Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 52.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 627
Median age: 52.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,699
Median home value: $88,600
Median gross rent: $715
Housing units: 341
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

715627

Median household income

$58,750$58,699

Median home value

$84,600$88,600

Median gross rent

$597$715

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	715	$58,750	$84,600	$597
2020	649	$54,135	$76,700	$611
2021	704	$54,006	$80,000	$646
2022	684	$58,314	$94,200	$704
2023	627	$58,699	$88,600	$715

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	1.0%
5 to 17	101	16.1%
18 to 24	90	14.4%
25 to 34	36	5.7%
35 to 44	39	6.2%
45 to 54	55	8.8%
55 to 64	121	19.3%
65 to 74	88	14.0%
75 and over	91	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	599	95.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	1.8%
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)	17	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's59.5%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	5.1%
High school graduate	74	17.2%
Some college or associate's	256	59.5%
Bachelor's degree	43	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	35	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	271	88.6%
Carpooled	9	2.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.6%
Other means	5	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	174	58.4%
15 to 29 min	50	16.8%
30 to 44 min	65	21.8%
45 to 59 min	2	0.7%
60+ min	7	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 7.8% (46 of 590)

	Count	Share
Family households	199	61.6%
Nonfamily households	124	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	323	94.7%
Vacant	18	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	251	77.7%
Renter-occupied	72	22.3%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	271	79.5%
1-unit, attached	7	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6	1.8%
5 to 19 units	8	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2009000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.5486, -99.6344