CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Buckner

Kentucky · 4,000 residents · 8.64 sq mi

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The short version

Buckner is home to 4,000 people in Kentucky. Households here earn about 142% more than in Kentucky as a whole. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Households take in $81,548 a year at the median, 91% more than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $185,400. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.7% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,000

−7%vs 2009

vs 4,279 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

36.5

Unchangedvs 2009

vs 36.5 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

8.64 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 52.8%(110)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 94.6%(182)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.4%(177)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.2%(208)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 249.8%(393)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3419.4%(776)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4426.6%(1,065)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.4%(617)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.4%(334)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 742.5%(98)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 840.8%(33)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.2%(7)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$81,548

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $105,236 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,867

−9%vs 2009

vs $17,513 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

1.7%

+1.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 0.0% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$185,400

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $262,800 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$465

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

91.4%

−7.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 99.0% in 2009

8.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic81.6%(3,491)

Black13.6%(583)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(99)

Asian1.6%(69)

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.4%(3,216)

Black18.3%(730)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(29)

Asian0.3%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.1%(169)

South American2.1%(87)

Colombian2.1%(87)

Central American0.9%(37)

Costa Rican0.9%(37)

Mexican0.7%(29)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(9)

Ancestry

German20.2%(831)

English18.4%(757)

Irish16.8%(694)

American7.7%(319)

Scottish5.2%(216)

Italian3.4%(139)

Dutch1.7%(69)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(65)

Portuguese1.4%(57)

Norwegian0.8%(31)

Subsaharan African0.6%(24)

French0.5%(19)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.4%(18)

Polish0.4%(18)

Ethiopian0.4%(15)

Greek0.3%(14)

Lithuanian0.3%(12)

Ukrainian0.3%(12)

Belgian0.3%(11)

Arab0.2%(10)

Lebanese0.2%(10)

Russian0.2%(10)

Welsh0.2%(7)

Croatian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.8%

−7.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 22.3% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

68.1%

−12.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 80.4% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−5.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 11.6% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married5.1%(153)

Married93.3%(2,782)

Widowed1%(30)

Divorced0.6%(18)

Women 15+

Never married14%(94)

Married78.6%(529)

Widowed4.6%(31)

Divorced2.8%(19)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 2.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

89.2%

+10.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

94.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 90.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

12.9%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)53.7%(108)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.9%(50)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 201 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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