Buckeye is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 105,567 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Buckeye is the 14th largest community in Arizona. Buckeye has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Buckeye, where the median household income is $94,188.00.
Buckeye real estate is some of the most expensive in Arizona, although Buckeye house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Buckeye has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Buckeye telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Buckeye is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Buckeye, the average commute to work is 33.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of Buckeye are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.95% of adults in Buckeye having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Buckeye in 2022 was $32,141, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,564 for a family of four. However, Buckeye contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Buckeye is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buckeye home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Buckeye, accounting for 44.65% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Buckeye residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Buckeye include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Buckeye is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.