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Population (year 2000): 4,000
Males: 3,110   (77.8%)
Females: 890   (22.3%)

Oldham County

Median resident age:   36.5 years
Kentucky median age:   35.9 years

Zip codes: 40010 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $81,100 (it was $81,548 in 2000)
Buckner   $81,100
Kentucky:   $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $172,800 (it was $181,000 in 2000)
Buckner   $172,800
Kentucky:   $103,900

Buckner, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Buckner:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
  • Black (18.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)


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Ancestries: German (11.5%), Irish (7.6%), English (5.9%), United States (4.7%), Italian (2.8%), French (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 831 feet

Land area: 7.36 square miles.

Population density: 544 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Buckner

For population 25 years and over in Buckner

  • High school or higher: 68.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buckner CDP

  • Never married: 6.8%
  • Now married: 89.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 1.7%
  • Divorced: 1.0%

41 residents are foreign born

This place:   1.0%
Kentucky:   2.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Buckner, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Buckner to the number of sex offenders is 4000 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buckner:   0.8% ($1,372)
Kentucky:   0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (24.1 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (283.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Park Lake, KY (4.1 miles ), La Grange, KY (4.3 miles ), Crestwood, KY (5.6 miles ), Pewee Valley, KY (6.7 miles ), Orchard Grass Hills, KY (7.5 miles ), Coldstream, KY (8.1 miles ), Worthington Hills, KY (8.3 miles ), Fincastle, KY (9.1 miles ).

Latitude: 38.39 N, Longitude: 85.44 W


2222 people in state prisons

Area code commonly used in this area: 502

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (28%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


Average climate in Buckner, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Buckner-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the Buckner place center killed 3 people and injured 225 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Buckner:
  • BAPTIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST (about 4 miles; LA GRANGE, KY)
  • CENTRAL STATE HOSP (about 13 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • TEN BROECK HOSP (about 14 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buckner:
  • LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 26 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 64 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • COLUMBUS MUNI (about 67 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; ID: BAK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckner:
  • LEE BOTTOM (about 16 miles; HANOVER, IN; ID: 64I)
  • BOWMAN FIELD (about 19 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: LOU)
  • CLARK COUNTY (about 21 miles; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; ID: JVY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckner:
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 22 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 28 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 70 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
Public high schools in Buckner:
  • OLDHAM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,198; Location: 1150 N HWY 393; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • OLDHAM COUNTY AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location: 1650 COLONELS DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Buckner:
  • OLDHAM COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 955; Location: 4305 BROWN BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • BUCKNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 673; Location: 1240 COLONELS DR; Grades: KG - 05)
  • BUCKNER ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: 1350 N HWY 393; Grades: 05 - 12)
  • OLDHAM COUNTY PRESCHOOL (Location: 1242 COLONELS DR; Grades: PK - PK)
  • OLDHAM COUNTY ALTERNATIVE ELEM SCHOOL (Location: 1650 COLONELS DR; Grades: KG - 06)

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Reservoirs: Reformatory Lake (A) , Lake Lotawata (B) .

Creek: Cedar Creek (A) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Buckner and their reported violations in the past:

OLDHAM COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 24186, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-30-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between NOV-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2005)

Average household size:
This place:   3.1 people
Kentucky:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   88.3%
Whole state:   69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   2.4%
Whole state:   4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   1.7%
Whole state:   15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   0.2%
Whole state:   6.6%

Buckner compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Buckner (2007 data):
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Buckner Branch at 4727 Highway 146, branch established on 1976-09-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The






2004 Presidential Election results in Oldham County Kentucky:



9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.80%
Kentucky average:   6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, KY  4.70% ($70,025 average AGI)
from Henry County, KY  0.44% ($25,810)
from Shelby County, KY  0.16% ($61,607)


8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($60,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.33%
Kentucky average:   6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson County, KY  3.68% ($44,950 average AGI)
to Henry County, KY  0.55% ($50,206)
to Shelby County, KY  0.29% ($52,804)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buckner:
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTMT (620 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buckner:
  • WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WBLO (104.3 FM; CHARLESTOWN, IN; Owner: NEW ALBANY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSOH (88.3 FM; NEW WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • WORX-FM (96.7 FM; MADISON, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIKI (95.3 FM; CARROLLTON, KY; Owner: STAR MEDIA, INC.)
  • WTSZ-FM (105.7 FM; EMINENCE, KY; Owner: METRO EAST CBC, INC.)
  • WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
  • WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WMPI (105.3 FM; SCOTTSBURG, IN; Owner: D.R. RICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WJZO (101.7 FM; SHELBYVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W215BO (90.9 FM; WESTPORT, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Buckner:
  • WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
  • WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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