Buckley, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,371

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.6

3.18% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.33%

14.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$124,583

2.35% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$574,100

Population & Diversity

Buckley, WA is home to a population of 5.37k people, from which 95.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.53% of Buckley, WA residents were born outside of the country (297 people).

In 2024, there were 9.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.43k people) in Buckley, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 457 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 111 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Buckley, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Buckley, WA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Buckley, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Buckley, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.43k ± 632
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
457 ± 659
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
111 ± 121

4.99%

Hispanic Population

268 people

4.99% of the people in Buckley, WA are hispanic (268 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Buckley, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

5.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

297 people

1.81%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

96 people

As of 2024, 5.53% of Buckley, WA residents (297 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Buckley, WA was 1.81%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Buckley, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
211 ± 164
Gulf War (1990s)
43 ± 63
Gulf War (2001-)
42 ± 55

Buckley, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.91 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Buckley, WA.

Economy

The economy of Buckley, WA employs 2.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Buckley, WA were Retail Trade (367 people), Manufacturing (344 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (331 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($191,861), Construction ($115,525), and Finance & Insurance ($112,262).

Employment

Occupations

2.52k

2024 Value

± 561

7.51%

1 Year growth

± 28.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Buckley, WA grew at a rate of 7.51%, from 2.34k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Buckley, WA, are Sales & Related Occupations (379 people), Management Occupations (371 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (200 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Buckley, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.52k

2024 Value

± 561

7.51%

1 Year growth

± 28.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Buckley, WA grew at a rate of 7.51%, from 2.34k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Buckley, WA, are Retail Trade (367 people), Manufacturing (344 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (331 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Buckley, WA, though some of these residents may live in Buckley, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$86,250

Median earning men ± $13,492

$51,226

Median earning women ± $12,257

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($190,917), Construction ($115,787), and Manufacturing ($98,066).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,425), Manufacturing ($71,200), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($66,447).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Buckley, WA was $574,100 in 2024, which is 1.73 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $506,400 to $574,100, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Buckley, WA is 78.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Buckley, WA have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Buckley, WA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$574,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$54,281

$1,444

Median Property Taxes

±$314

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Buckley, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Buckley, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.4%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.4% of the housing units in Buckley, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Buckley, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$124,583

Median Household Income

± $6,299

1.84k

Number of Households

± 415

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.84k households in Buckley, WA grew to $124,583 from the previous year's value of $121,719.

The following chart displays the households in Buckley, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Buckley, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.8%)
Worked At Home (16.2%)
Carpooled (8.02%)

In 2024, 70.8% of workers in Buckley, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.02%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Buckley, WA have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.17% of the workforce in Buckley, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Buckley, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Buckley, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Buckley, WA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Buckley, WA (492 out of 5.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Buckley, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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