Moving to Buckner, Kentucky: Demographics of Buckner, Pros and Cons, Cost of Living, and Crime Rate

Buckner is a census-designated place (CDP) in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,837 at the 2020 census.

Oldham County High School is located in Buckner. The town and the school were hit by an EF2 tornado on April 2, 2024.

Gender	Buckner	Kentucky	Country
Female	30.2%	50.8%	50.8%
Male	69.8%	49.2%	49.2%

Female Male

< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income	Buckner	Kentucky	Country
Less than $10,000	2.1%	8.1%	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	3.3%	5.5%	4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999	1.1%	10.4%	8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999	1.6%	10.4%	8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999	4.5%	13.5%	12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	18%	17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	11.5%	12.4%	12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999	21%	13%	15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	14.7%	4.5%	7.1%
$200,000 or more	21.8%	4.2%	8.3%

< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education	Buckner	Kentucky	Country
< 9th Grade	5%	4%	5.0%
9-12th Grade	10%	8%	7.0%
High School or GED	24%	33%	27.0%
Other College	28%	21%	20.0%
Associate's Degree	6%	9%	9%
Bachelor's Degree	14%	15%	20.0%
Master's Degree	11%	7%	9.0%
Professional Degree	1%	2%	2.0%
Doctorate Degree	1%	1%	1.0%

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Buckner Kentucky Country

White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity	Buckner	Kentucky	Country
White	84.1%	84.1%	60.1%
African American	11%	8%	12.2%
American Indian	0.7%	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Hawaiian	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Multiracial	1.5%	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic	2.3%	3.8%	18.2%

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