Buckner

Population: 2,917
Median household income: $84,572
Median home value: $177,100

Buckner, a community in Jackson County, Missouri, has 2,917 residents. Its median household income of $84,572 runs above the Jackson County figure of $67,178.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buckner's population declined 4.2% from 3,045 to 2,917, while its median home value rose 77.6% from $99,700 to $177,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,917
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $84,572
Median home value: $177,100
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 1,131
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0452,917

Median household income

$52,911$84,572

Median home value

$99,700$177,100

Median gross rent

$860$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,045	$52,911	$99,700	$860
2020	3,049	$71,026	$131,500	$893
2021	2,963	$77,412	$140,600	$882
2022	2,941	$81,528	$166,200	$1,018
2023	2,917	$84,572	$177,100	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	239	8.2%
5 to 17	570	19.5%
18 to 24	213	7.3%
25 to 34	551	18.9%
35 to 44	305	10.5%
45 to 54	294	10.1%
55 to 64	310	10.6%
65 to 74	340	11.7%
75 and over	95	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,552	87.5%
Black or African American	38	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.2%
Asian	19	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	127	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	167	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	182	9.6%
High school graduate	665	35.1%
Some college or associate's	634	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	317	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	97	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,297	85.0%
Carpooled	73	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	7.3%
Other means	10	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	201	14.2%
15 to 29 min	547	38.7%
30 to 44 min	462	32.7%
45 to 59 min	164	11.6%
60+ min	40	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 10.7% (306 of 2,866)

	Count	Share
Family households	656	58.0%
Nonfamily households	475	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,131	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	839	74.2%
Renter-occupied	292	25.8%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	954	84.4%
1-unit, attached	38	3.4%
2 to 4 units	116	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.5%
Mobile home & other	17	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2909424
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1325, -94.1968