Bucoda is a city of 494 people in Washington. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 32.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. The foreign-born share is 2%. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Washington median by roughly 25%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 115%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bucoda
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,083 → $270,000(+207%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate23.4% → 32.3%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population567 → 494(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
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)35.9%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.7%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 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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Over time
Bucoda, decade by decade
Bucoda population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
567
$48,402
$88,083
4.2%
4.3
2000
628
$62,457
$125,694
6.3%
19.5
2010
562
$77,581
$209,456
12.6%
26.0
2020
600
$61,107
$172,473
13.8%
37.7
2024
494
$73,250
$270,000
10.2%
27.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
