Buckner

Population: 3,786
Median household income: $149,700
Median home value: $389,900

Buckner is a community in Oldham County, Kentucky, home to 3,786 residents. Its median household income of $149,700 runs above the Oldham County figure of $121,491.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buckner's population declined 31.7% from 5,545 to 3,786, while its median home value rose 19.2% from $327,100 to $389,900.

56.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 94.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,786
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $149,700
Median home value: $389,900
Median gross rent: $1,536
Housing units: 1,150
Homeownership rate: 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5453,786

Median household income

$117,609$149,700

Median home value

$327,100$389,900

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,536

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,545	$117,609	$327,100	$1,128
2020	5,640	$123,818	$326,000	$1,115
2021	5,435	$137,696	$327,700	$1,508
2022	3,658	$141,538	$350,600	$1,850
2023	3,786	$149,700	$389,900	$1,536

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	219	5.8%
5 to 17	751	19.8%
18 to 24	281	7.4%
25 to 34	600	15.8%
35 to 44	469	12.4%
45 to 54	649	17.1%
55 to 64	403	10.6%
65 to 74	275	7.3%
75 and over	139	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,149	83.2%
Black or African American	240	6.3%
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	194	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	203	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate10.3%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree33.6%

Graduate or professional degree22.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	153	6.0%
High school graduate	260	10.3%
Some college or associate's	694	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	853	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	575	22.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,375	72.0%
Carpooled	168	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	366	19.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	613	39.7%
15 to 29 min	418	27.1%
30 to 44 min	336	21.8%
45 to 59 min	80	5.2%
60+ min	96	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 0.3% (9 of 3,468)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,022	88.9%
Nonfamily households	128	11.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,150	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,086	94.4%
Renter-occupied	64	5.6%

1-unit, detached92.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,061	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	40	3.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2110648
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 38.3899, -85.4526