Bucyrus, KS Demographics

Population 1,904 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Bucyrus

Household size in Bucyrus

Household size, people per household
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–102.852.572.542.68
2010–142.872.602.582.73
2015–192.832.592.562.71
2020–242.912.552.532.65
Change+0.06−0.02−0.01−0.03
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Bucyrus is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Bucyrus

Median age, years
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–1044.837.537.437.7
2010–1445.837.937.838.6
2015–1947.638.838.539.6
2020–2444.339.238.840.1
Change−0.5+1.7+1.4+2.3
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Bucyrus skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.3, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Bucyrus

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–106.0%11.7%10.8%12.3%
2010–143.6%11.9%10.9%12.3%
2015–192.3%11.2%10.4%11.6%
2020–246.8%10.9%10.5%11.6%
Change+0.8 pts−0.8 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Bucyrus: 6.8% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Bucyrus

Renters in Bucyrus

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–108.7%31.2%30.6%33.3%
2010–146.1%33.7%32.9%35.6%
2015–193.3%34.9%33.7%36.0%
2020–245.3%34.2%32.8%34.8%
Change−3.4 pts+3.0 pts+2.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 5.3% of households in Bucyrus rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 38.9% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally. The renter share is down 3.4 points from 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Bucyrus

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–104.5%10.0%10.1%11.4%
2010–144.4%9.7%10.4%11.4%
2015–196.3%9.0%11.3%11.1%
2020–242.5%7.5%9.7%9.6%
Change−2.0 pts−2.5 pts−0.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Only 2.5% of homes in Bucyrus are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Bucyrus

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–101984197619711974
2010–141983197719721975
2015–191994197719731977
2020–241995198019761980
Change+12+4+5+6
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Bucyrus has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1995, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Bucyrus

Rent, per month
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–10$1,005$897$769$965
2010–14$945$980$858$1,040
2015–19$1,235$1,095$950$1,213
2020–24$1,305$1,395$1,159$1,571
Change+$299+$498+$390+$606
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A typical rental in Bucyrus costs $1,305 a month with utilities, below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 17.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Bucyrus

Bachelor's degrees in Bucyrus

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–1040.7%33.5%30.8%28.4%
2010–1447.6%34.1%31.7%29.6%
2015–1950.5%37.1%33.6%32.1%
2020–2455.1%39.7%35.6%35.6%
Change+14.4 pts+6.2 pts+4.8 pts+7.2 pts
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College graduates are unusually common in Bucyrus: 55.1% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Bucyrus

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–1098.1%90.5%89.5%84.9%
2010–1497.9%90.9%90.0%86.1%
2015–1997.2%91.8%90.8%87.7%
2020–2498.3%92.9%91.7%89.3%
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Finishing high school is nearly universal in Bucyrus: 98.3% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Bucyrus

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodBucyrusKansas City areaKansasU.S.
2006–102.4%6.8%6.1%8.1%
2010–143.1%7.6%6.7%9.4%
2015–191.6%4.0%4.1%5.6%
2020–242.5%4.0%4.0%5.4%
Change+0.1 pts−2.9 pts−2.1 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Bucyrus has been strong: just 2.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Bucyrus compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Bucyrus2.9144.36.8%5.3%2.5%1995$1,30555.1%98.3%2.5%
Wea2.5848.93.6%8.8%4.2%1991$1,26343.6%98.8%1.4%
Stilwell2.7843.04.3%15.1%4.9%1999$1,56162.1%96.4%2.7%
Ocheltree2.6343.610.2%4.9%6.8%2011$1,26454.7%98.6%4.7%
Jaudon2.4544.46.8%9.4%9.3%1982$1,17625.9%94.0%5.5%
Cleveland2.5343.79.7%14.7%5.3%1982$1,17324.5%96.0%3.7%
Loch Lloyd2.1659.75.6%0.0%7.4%2003$1,62067.1%98.4%3.7%
Spring Hill2.8638.310.2%19.4%4.5%2002$1,20445.5%97.8%3.2%
Shawnee Mission2.4546.62.2%0.0%13.9%1984$1,72962.1%99.9%3.3%
Wagstaff2.4948.625.2%4.1%3.4%1991$1,08549.5%98.1%0.2%
Louisburg2.4044.35.5%24.3%6.9%1993$1,16837.2%96.5%4.8%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Bucyrus. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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