COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buckner vs Marion
PLACE A
Buckner, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Marion, South Carolina
Buckner is 32% smaller than Marion. Buckner earns more, with a median household income $133,557 higher. Buckner has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
BUCKNERMARIONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,1196,028−32% vs Marion
Population density4771,346−870
Population growth-0.9%-7.1%+6.2 pts
Median age36.543.9−7.4
Male52.9%45.1%+7.8 pts
Female47.1%54.9%−7.8 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.3%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%30.2%+48.6 pts
Black5.0%66.7%−61.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%0.5%+7.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other8.3%2.7%+5.6 pts
Median household income$164,219$30,662+$133,557
Per capita income$52,907$21,210+$31,697
Poverty rate0.1%26.8%−26.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.499−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher56.1%19.8%+36.3 pts
Graduate degree24.4%12.1%+12.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%4.7%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation64.6%45.4%+19.2 pts
Median home value$425,400$137,300+$288,100
Median gross rent$1,762$651+$1,111
Owner-occupied92.7%47.8%+44.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%30.0%−5.8 pts
Average commute24.926.4−1.4
Worked from home19.2%5.1%+14.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.7%9.7%−9.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024