Moving to Buckner, Missouri

Population: 2,725. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,724 (-0.0% change)
Males: 1,341 (49.2%), Females: 1,384 (50.8%)

Jackson County

Zip code: 64016

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $40,577
Median house value: $71,600

Population by Race

Races in Buckner:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
• Two or more races (2.4%)
• Hispanic (2.0%)
• American Indian (1.9%)
• Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (21.9%), Irish (15.2%), United States (12.1%), English (11.7%), Italian (3.6%), French (3.4%).

Elevation: 752 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Buckner

• High school or higher: 79.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Unemployed: 3.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buckner city

• Never married: 20.4%
• Now married: 56.8%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 6.1%
• Divorced: 13.6%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -206 (-7.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Buckner:

• ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF BLUE SPRINGS (about 11 miles; BLUE SPRINGS, MO)
• MEDICAL CENTER OF INDEPENDENCE (about 12 miles; INDEPENDENCE, MO)
• EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buckner:

• CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 27 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
• KANSAS CITY INTL (about 37 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
• ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 66 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buckner:

• EAST KANSAS CITY (about 10 miles; GRAIN VALLEY, MO; Abbreviation: 3GV)
• HARRY S TRUMAN REGIONAL (about 12 miles; BATES CITY, MO; Abbreviation: 2M1)
• EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO; Abbreviation: 3EX)

Amtrak stations near Buckner:

• 17 miles: INDEPENDENCE (600 S. GRAND AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
• 20 miles: LEE’S SUMMIT (220 S. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckner:

• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 27 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 28 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
• DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 29 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
• PARK UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
• JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)