Buckeye Lake

Population: 2,513
Median household income: $75,179
Median home value: $179,000

Located in Licking County, Ohio, Buckeye Lake is a community with a population of 2,513. The median household income of $75,179 is below the Licking County median ($81,033).

Between 2019 and 2023, Buckeye Lake's population declined 10.4% from 2,805 to 2,513, while its median home value rose 65.3% from $108,300 to $179,000.

11.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,513
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $75,179
Median home value: $179,000
Median gross rent: $870
Housing units: 1,394
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8052,513

Median household income

$43,545$75,179

Median home value

$108,300$179,000

Median gross rent

$688$870

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,805	$43,545	$108,300	$688
2020	2,839	$52,298	$113,900	$750
2021	2,529	$62,717	$127,900	$735
2022	2,517	$61,348	$138,000	$798
2023	2,513	$75,179	$179,000	$870

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 177.6%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5420.2%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	6.1%
5 to 17	190	7.6%
18 to 24	132	5.3%
25 to 34	414	16.5%
35 to 44	192	7.6%
45 to 54	507	20.2%
55 to 64	468	18.6%
65 to 74	240	9.6%
75 and over	216	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,291	91.2%
Black or African American	16	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	130	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	374	18.4%
High school graduate	708	34.8%
Some college or associate's	694	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	143	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	118	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,159	83.6%
Carpooled	68	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	1.4%
Bicycle	20	1.4%
Worked from home	107	7.7%
Other means	14	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	310	24.2%
15 to 29 min	523	40.9%
30 to 44 min	257	20.1%
45 to 59 min	124	9.7%
60+ min	66	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 11.5% (283 of 2,465)

	Count	Share
Family households	691	63.6%
Nonfamily households	396	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,087	78.0%
Vacant	307	22.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	814	74.9%
Renter-occupied	273	25.1%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other25.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	895	64.2%
1-unit, attached	38	2.7%
2 to 4 units	61	4.4%
5 to 19 units	32	2.3%
20 or more units	7	0.5%
Mobile home & other	361	25.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3909890
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.9364, -82.4814