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Population (year 2000): 4,145. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,473 (+7.9% change)
Males: 2,096 (50.6%), Females: 2,049 (49.4%)
Pierce County
Zip code:
98321
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $49,453 (year 2000)
Median house value: $139,800 (year 2000)
Races in Buckley:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (16.7%), Irish (9.0%),
Norwegian (8.5%), English (7.3%), Swedish (6.9%), French (5.2%).
Elevation: 726 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buckley
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buckley city
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 13.6%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +592 (+16.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Buckley:
- ENUMCLAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
ENUMCLAW, WA)
- MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
TACOMA, WA)
- PUGET SOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 9 miles;
TACOMA, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buckley:
- SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 27 miles; SEATTLE, WA;
ID: SEA)
- MCCHORD AFB (about 31 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
- BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 31 miles;
SEATTLE, WA; ID: BFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckley:
- CREST AIRPARK (about 13 miles; KENT, WA; ID: S36)
- AUBURN MUNI (about 17 miles; AUBURN, WA; ID: S50)
- PIERCE COUNTY - THUN FIELD (about 19 miles;
PUYALLUP, WA; ID: 1S0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buckley:
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; TACOMA,
WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,265)
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
AUBURN, WA; FT enrollment: 4,568)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 25
miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
- HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; DES
MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
- RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; RENTON,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,623)
- BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; TACOMA, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,710)
- BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
BELLEVUE, WA; FT enrollment: 7,013)
Public high school in Buckley:
- WHITE RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,250;
Location: 26928 120TH ST. EAST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Buckley:
- FOOTHILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 655;
Location: 10621 234TH AVE E.; Grades: KG - 06)
- WHITE RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 641;
Location: 27515 120TH ST. E; Grades: 07 - 08)
- COLLINS ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS (Students: 459;
Location: 2160 COLLINS RD; Grades: 04 - 12)
- ELK RIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 453;
Location: 340 RIVER AVE NORTH; Grades: KG - 06)
- MOUNTAIN MEADOW ELEMENTARY (Students: 426;
Location: 11812 MUNDY LOSS RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- WICKERSHAM SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY (Students:
209; Location: 250 WEST MAIN; Grades: KG - 06)
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