Moving to Buckeye Lake, Ohio
Population: 3,049. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,060 (+0.4% change)
Males: 1,492 (48.9%), Females: 1,557 (51.1%)
Licking County
Zip code: 43008
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $28,889
Median house value: $72,500
Population by Race
Races in Buckeye Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (23.9%), Irish (15.9%), United States (10.2%), English (8.4%), Dutch (4.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Buckeye Lake
- High school or higher: 72.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Buckeye Lake village
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 49.7%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 18.8%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+1.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Buckeye Lake:
- LICKING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; NEWARK, OH)
- FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; LANCASTER, OH)
- HOCKING VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; LOGAN, OH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buckeye Lake:
- PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 29 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: CMH)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: LCK)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: OSU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckeye Lake:
- NEWARK-HEATH (about 7 miles; NEWARK, OH; Abbreviation: VTA)
- MILLER FARM LANDING STRIP (about 8 miles; BALTIMORE, OH; Abbreviation: 7B4)
- FAIRFIELD COUNTY (about 18 miles; LANCASTER, OH; Abbreviation: LHQ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckeye Lake:
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 31 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,999)
- OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,226)
- COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,583)
- FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,048)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)