COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buckner vs Grain Valley
PLACE A
Buckner, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Grain Valley, Missouri
Buckner is 76% smaller than Grain Valley. Buckner earns more, with a median household income $74,570 higher. Grain Valley has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -1%).
BUCKNERGRAIN VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,11916,908−76% vs Grain Valley
Population density4772,744−2,267
Population growth-0.9%21.6%−22.5 pts
Median age36.535.2+1.3
Male52.9%49.2%+3.7 pts
Female47.1%50.8%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.9%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%80.4%−1.7 pts
Black5.0%4.9%+0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%9.6%−1.7 pts
Asian0.2%0.5%−0.3 pts
Other8.3%4.6%+3.7 pts
Median household income$164,219$89,649+$74,570
Per capita income$52,907$39,443+$13,464
Poverty rate0.1%9.7%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.360−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher56.1%27.4%+28.8 pts
Graduate degree24.4%9.6%+14.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%1.8%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation64.6%76.3%−11.7 pts
Median home value$425,400$283,800+$141,600
Median gross rent$1,762$1,398+$364
Owner-occupied92.7%65.0%+27.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%35.4%−11.2 pts
Average commute24.925.8−0.9
Worked from home19.2%18.0%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.7%4.6%−3.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024