Buckeystown

Population: 1,317
Median household income: $141,250
Median home value: $539,400

Buckeystown, a community in Frederick County, Maryland, has 1,317 residents. Its median household income of $141,250 runs above the Frederick County figure of $120,458.

From 2019 to 2023, Buckeystown's population grew 2.4% from 1,286 to 1,317, while its median home value rose 32.7% from $406,500 to $539,400.

50.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1995.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,317
Median age: 61.2 yrs
Median household income: $141,250
Median home value: $539,400
Median gross rent: $2,398
Housing units: 505
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2861,317

Median household income

$82,168$141,250

Median home value

$406,500$539,400

Median gross rent

$1,838$2,398

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,286	$82,168	$406,500	$1,838
2020	1,289	$87,974	$409,500	$2,242
2021	1,397	$113,008	$434,500	$2,000
2022	1,235	$124,137	$480,000	$2,909
2023	1,317	$141,250	$539,400	$2,398

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over32.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	5.2%
5 to 17	110	8.4%
18 to 24	25	1.9%
25 to 34	156	11.8%
35 to 44	112	8.5%
45 to 54	76	5.8%
55 to 64	137	10.4%
65 to 74	209	15.9%
75 and over	423	32.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	929	70.5%
Black or African American	111	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	1.1%
Asian	71	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	5.4%
High school graduate	192	17.3%
Some college or associate's	320	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	328	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	213	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	387	76.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	116	23.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	111	28.7%
15 to 29 min	95	24.5%
30 to 44 min	80	20.7%
45 to 59 min	42	10.9%
60+ min	59	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 7.9% (88 of 1,113)

	Count	Share
Family households	303	63.9%
Nonfamily households	171	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	474	93.9%
Vacant	31	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	263	55.5%
Renter-occupied	211	44.5%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached19.2%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units24.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	257	50.9%
1-unit, attached	97	19.2%
2 to 4 units	29	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	122	24.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2411050
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3241, -77.4281