COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buckner vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Buckner, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Buckner is 53% smaller than Carbondale. Buckner earns more, with a median household income $116,503 higher.
BUCKNERCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,1198,731−53% vs Carbondale
Population density4772,692−2,216
Population growth-0.9%-0.7%−0.2 pts
Median age36.542.3−5.8
Male52.9%51.6%+1.3 pts
Female47.1%48.4%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.3%1.4%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%80.2%−1.5 pts
Black5.0%2.2%+2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%10.9%−3.0 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other8.3%6.7%+1.6 pts
Median household income$164,219$47,716+$116,503
Per capita income$52,907$27,436+$25,471
Poverty rate0.1%26.4%−26.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.455−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher56.1%19.0%+37.1 pts
Graduate degree24.4%7.5%+16.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%8.4%−6.3 pts
Labor force participation64.6%52.7%+11.9 pts
Median home value$425,400$132,200+$293,200
Median gross rent$1,762$660+$1,102
Owner-occupied92.7%51.2%+41.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%49.8%−25.6 pts
Average commute24.919.4+5.5
Worked from home19.2%4.7%+14.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.7%3.5%−2.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024