Buchtel

Population: 425
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $128,300

Buchtel, a community in Athens County, Ohio, has 425 residents. The median household income of $60,625 is above the Athens County median ($53,837).

Between 2019 and 2023, Buchtel's population declined 18.9% from 524 to 425, while its median home value rose 39.9% from $91,700 to $128,300.

The median gross rent is $613. 18.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 425
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $128,300
Median gross rent: $613
Housing units: 182
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

524425

Median household income

$41,607$60,625

Median home value

$91,700$128,300

Median gross rent

$818$613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	524	$41,607	$91,700	$818
2020	499	$39,375	$91,000	$775
2021	469	$47,708	$104,500	$738
2022	411	$57,292	$126,500	$593
2023	425	$60,625	$128,300	$613

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

Age distribution

Under 522.6%

5 to 175.9%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	22.6%
5 to 17	25	5.9%
18 to 24	25	5.9%
25 to 34	31	7.3%
35 to 44	50	11.8%
45 to 54	44	10.4%
55 to 64	72	16.9%
65 to 74	62	14.6%
75 and over	20	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	330	77.6%
Black or African American	6	1.4%
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	79	18.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	11.8%
High school graduate	113	40.5%
Some college or associate's	82	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	36	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone89.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	172	89.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	10.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	36.0%
15 to 29 min	69	40.1%
30 to 44 min	18	10.5%
45 to 59 min	8	4.7%
60+ min	15	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 10.0% (42 of 422)

	Count	Share
Family households	101	62.0%
Nonfamily households	62	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	163	89.6%
Vacant	19	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	131	80.4%
Renter-occupied	32	19.6%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	136	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	22.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3909834
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4635, -82.1804