COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buckner vs Blue Springs
PLACE A
Buckner, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Blue Springs, Alabama
Buckner is 5181% larger than Blue Springs. Buckner earns more, with a median household income $117,552 higher. Buckner has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -12%).
BUCKNERBLUE SPRINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population4,11978+5181% vs Blue Springs
Population density47727+450
Population growth-0.9%-12.5%+11.6 pts
Median age36.566.3−29.8
Male52.9%39.0%+13.9 pts
Female47.1%61.0%−13.9 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%81.0%−2.3 pts
Black5.0%14.0%−9.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%0.0%+7.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other8.3%5.0%+3.3 pts
Median household income$164,219$46,667+$117,552
Per capita income$52,907$32,946+$19,961
Poverty rate0.1%9.0%−8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.412−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher56.1%13.3%+42.8 pts
Graduate degree24.4%0.0%+24.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%6.1%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation64.6%36.7%+27.9 pts
Median home value$425,400$74,300+$351,100
Median gross rent$1,762$99+$1,663
Owner-occupied92.7%95.8%−3.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%0.0%+24.1 pts
Average commute24.918.6+6.3
Worked from home19.2%6.5%+12.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.7%4.0%−3.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024