West Buechel, KY Demographic Data
West Buechel, KY Summary
West Buechel is located in Jefferson County in Kentucky
- Population: 1,206
- Area: 0.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,003.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 469.16 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Buechel, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
643
55%
50.8
Male
532
45%
49.2
Total Population
1,175
323,128,000
West Buechel, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
66
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
83
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
56
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
55
4.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
111
9.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
285
24.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
159
13.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
154
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
30
2.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
64
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
88
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22
1.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2
0.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
934
79.5%
77.2
Female
500
53.5%
51.3
Male
434
46.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
915
77.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
162
13.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
112
9.5%
15.2
Female
66
58.9%
55.8
Male
46
41.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
West Buechel, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,130
96.2%
96.8
White
451
38.4%
72.6
Black or African American
543
46.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4
0.3%
0.8
Asian
91
7.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
44
3.7%
1.2
Chinese
12
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
35
3.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
41
3.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
45
3.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
87
7.4%
17.8
Mexican
34
2.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
40
3.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
13
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,088
92.6%
82.2
West Buechel, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
38
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
85
10.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
261
32.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
200
24.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
45
5.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
119
14.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
56
7.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
123
15.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
681
84.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
175
21.8%
31.2
West Buechel, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
410
42.3%
33.7%
Now Married
301
31.0%
47.5
Divorced
149
15.4%
11.0%
Separated
40
4.1%
2.0
Widowed
70
7.2
5.8%
West Buechel, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
777
70.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
332
29.9%
21.6%
Spanish
65
5.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
104
9.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
148
13.3%
1.1%
West Buechel, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
39
7.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
27
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
104
21.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
126
25.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
81
16.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
85
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
23
4.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7
1.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
31,754
57,617
Per capita income
15,793
31,128
West Buechel, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
77
12.3%
9.8
Construction
6
1.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
144
23.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
26
4.1%
6.6
Information
3
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
72
11.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
28
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
34
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
15
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
123
19.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
79
12.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
20
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17
2.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
133
21.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
158
25.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
191
30.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
128
20.4%
18.1%
West Buechel, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
600
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
416
69.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
78
13.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
42
7.0%
5.1
Walked
25
4.2%
2.7
Other means
21
3.5%
1.8
Worked at home
18
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.9
26.6
West Buechel, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
51
10.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
296
60.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
115
23.4%
37.1
3 or more
30
6.1%
21.0
West Buechel, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
492
89.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
81
16.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
411
83.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
57
10.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
West Buechel, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
549
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
4
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
85
15.5%
9.1
4 rooms
233
42.4%
16.5
5 rooms
136
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
59
10.7%
17.8
7 rooms
19
3.5%
12.0
8 rooms
13
2.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
0
0.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
West Buechel, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
549
1-unit, detached
135
24.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.7%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
204
37.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
107
19.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
51
9.3%
4.4
20 or more units
48
8.7%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Buechel, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
22
4.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
26
4.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
68
12.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
186
33.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
113
20.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
70
12.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
54
9.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10
1.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
West Buechel, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
273
55.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
205
41.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
1.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
4
0.8%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
West Buechel, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
61
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
6.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
14.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
48
78.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
16
26.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
11.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
32
52.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Buechel, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
406
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
13
3.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
18
4.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
375
92.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
750
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
37
9.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
73
18.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
51
12.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
53
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
43
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
149
36.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
West Buechel, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
81
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
7
8.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
51
63.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10
12.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
89,000
205,000
