West Buechel, KY Profile

West Buechel, KY, population 1,502, is located in Kentucky's Jefferson county, about 6.6 miles from Louisville and 66.3 miles from Lexington.

Through the 90's West Buechel's population has declined by about 18%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of West Buechel has grown by about 2%. Since 2005 West Buechel's population has grown by about 13%.

West Buechel's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Kentucky's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in West Buechel tend to be about the same as Kentucky's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	61%
	African American	26%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	7%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	6%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	4.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	1,301	N/A
2001	1,308	0.54%
2002	1,313	0.38%
2003	1,321	0.61%
2004	1,322	0.08%
2005	1,325	0.23%
2006	1,376	3.85%
2007	1,428	3.78%
2008	1,493	4.55%
2009	1,502	0.60%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$33,750

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	75
2005	900
2006	600
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	N/A
2010	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	0	0	1	0
2005	0	0	11	1
2006	0	0	8	0
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-	-

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	9,023
2005	18,080
2006	12,903
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	N/A
2010	N/A

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	17	100	4
2005	13	211	17
2006	5	151	16
2007	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-

Location

Land Area

0.7 Square Miles