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Buckeye Lake, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Buckeye Lake is a Census village of 2,525 people across 1.97 square miles of land, lying across Licking County and Fairfield County. Median household income is $79,286, 73.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buckeye Lake
What Buckeye Lake is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.97 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,279
- County holding the largest share of its areaLicking County, 93.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inLicking County 93.1 percent, Fairfield County 6.9 percent
Buckeye Lake crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buckeye Lake
How many people live in Buckeye Lake
- Population2,525
- Median age48.9
- Population under 18345 plus or minus 155
- Share under 1813.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over468 plus or minus 189
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Households1,072
- Family households703
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buckeye Lake
Income and work in Buckeye Lake
- Median household income$79,286 plus or minus $31,642
- Per capita income$43,219 plus or minus $10,329
- Civilian labor force1,489
- Employed1,471
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over1,955
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buckeye Lake
Housing in Buckeye Lake
- Housing units1,405
- Occupied units1,072
- Vacant units333 plus or minus 119
- Vacancy rate23.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied789
- Renter occupied283 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate73.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$200,400 plus or minus $177,076
- Median gross rent, monthly$863 plus or minus $230
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units899 plus or minus 190
- Share single family64.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more80 plus or minus 44
- Share in buildings of two or more5.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes426 plus or minus 129
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buckeye Lake
How Buckeye Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,262 plus or minus 258
- Commuting under 15 minutes459 plus or minus 169
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.4 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more361 plus or minus 128
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buckeye Lake
Flood risk in Buckeye Lake
- NFIP communityVillage of Buckeye Lake
- NFIP community number390882
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Village of Buckeye Lake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390882 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Licking County, not Buckeye Lake
Licking County context, not Buckeye Lake figures
- Establishments in Licking County3,277
- Covered employment, Licking County72,111
- Average annual pay, Licking County$58,066
- Housing units permitted, Licking County156
Every figure in this section is published for Licking County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buckeye Lake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Buckeye Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buckeye Lake, Ohio?
2,525, in 1,072 households. Buckeye Lake village covers 1.97 square miles of land, which is 1,279 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buckeye Lake in?
Buckeye Lake lies in more than one. By area it is 93.1 percent in Licking County, 6.9 percent in Fairfield County. This page sits under Licking County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Buckeye Lake?
$79,286. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $200,400. Median gross rent is $863 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Buckeye Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Buckeye Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buckeye Lake, village of, community 390882, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Buckeye Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Licking County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Buckeye Lake.
Is zoning published for Buckeye Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.