Buckley is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 5,641 people and two associated neighborhoods, Buckley is the 131st largest community in Washington. Much of the housing stock in Buckley was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Buckley economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Buckley, where the median household income is $124,583.00.

Housing costs in Buckley are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

Also of interest is that Buckley 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 Buckley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.24% 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 Buckley is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Buckley, the average commute to work is 30.82 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The population of Buckley overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Buckley, 23.08% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Buckley in 2022 was $48,255, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $193,020 for a family of four. However, Buckley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Buckley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buckley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buckley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Buckley include English, German, Other Subsaharan African, Irish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Buckley is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.