Moving to Buchtel, Ohio

Population: 574. Estimated population in July 2024: 600 (+4.5% change)
Males: 276 (48.1%), Females: 298 (51.9%)

Athens County

Zip code: 45716

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $27,632
Median house value: $67,900

Population by Race

Races in Buchtel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (22.6%), Irish (13.1%), German (12.4%), English (6.6%), Welsh (1.6%), Portuguese (1.4%).

Elevation: 690 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Buchtel

  • High school or higher: 76.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buchtel village

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 15.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-5.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Buchtel:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buchtel:

  • MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 53 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
  • RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: LCK)
  • PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 61 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: CMH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buchtel:

  • PERRY COUNTY (about 16 miles; NEW LEXINGTON, OH; Abbreviation: I86)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY SNYDER FIELD (about 19 miles; ATHENS/ALBANY, OH; Abbreviation: UNI)
  • CROOKSVILLE (about 20 miles; CROOKSVILLE, OH; Abbreviation: I84)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buchtel:

  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 47 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
  • DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
  • CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,187)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 62 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,999)
  • COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,583)