COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buckner vs Middletown
PLACE A
Buckner, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Middletown, Delaware
Buckner is 84% smaller than Middletown. Buckner earns more, with a median household income $51,388 higher. Middletown has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -1%).
BUCKNERMIDDLETOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population4,11925,798−84% vs Middletown
Population density4772,035−1,558
Population growth-0.9%22.9%−23.8 pts
Median age36.538.7−2.2
Male52.9%43.9%+9.0 pts
Female47.1%56.1%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born1.3%10.7%−9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%51.8%+26.9 pts
Black5.0%31.0%−26.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%5.9%+1.9 pts
Asian0.2%4.2%−3.9 pts
Other8.3%7.1%+1.2 pts
Median household income$164,219$112,831+$51,388
Per capita income$52,907$52,839+$68
Poverty rate0.1%8.4%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.419−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher56.1%44.0%+12.1 pts
Graduate degree24.4%18.0%+6.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%8.0%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation64.6%69.4%−4.8 pts
Median home value$425,400$409,600+$15,800
Median gross rent$1,762$1,583+$179
Owner-occupied92.7%76.8%+15.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%22.7%+1.4 pts
Average commute24.930.0−5.1
Worked from home19.2%18.9%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.7%2.2%−1.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024