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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Buckley, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Buckley, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Buckley’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Buckley does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.24% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In Buckley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.82 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Buckley are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.08% of adults in Buckley having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.