COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buckner vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Buckner, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Buckner is 656% larger than Mount Vernon. Buckner earns more, with a median household income $100,938 higher.
BUCKNERMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,119545+656% vs Mount Vernon
Population density477798−321
Population growth-0.9%4.0%−4.9 pts
Median age36.550.3−13.8
Male52.9%54.7%−1.8 pts
Female47.1%45.3%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%84.3%−5.6 pts
Black5.0%0.0%+5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%0.0%+7.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other8.3%15.7%−7.4 pts
Median household income$164,219$63,281+$100,938
Per capita income$52,907$42,535+$10,372
Poverty rate0.1%9.9%−9.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.348−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher56.1%5.8%+50.4 pts
Graduate degree24.4%0.0%+24.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation64.6%63.6%+1.0 pts
Median home value$425,400$143,000+$282,400
Median gross rent$1,762$789+$973
Owner-occupied92.7%86.0%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.9%−11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%24.1%Even
Average commute24.955.2−30.3
Worked from home19.2%0.0%+19.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.7%8.8%−8.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024