| Official Name: | Bucks, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama |
| Pushpin Label: | Bucks |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mobile |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.10 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Elevation Ft: | 49 |
| Coordinates: | 31.0188°N -88.0242°W |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 22 |
| Population Density Km2: | 21.93 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 56.85 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 36512 |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-10456 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Bucks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,[2] down from 32 at the 2010 census.[4] It is located in the northeastern section of the county near the Mobile River, along U.S. Route 43. The James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant, a coal- and natural gas-fired power station operated by Alabama Power, is located in Bucks.
In 2010, Bucks had a population of 32. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 59.4% white, 31.3% black or African American, 3.1% Native American, 6.3% from two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[5]
Bucks is located at 31.0188°N -88.0242°W. The elevation is 49feet.[3] U.S. Route 43, the only highway through the community, leads south to Mobile and north 5miles to Mount Vernon.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bucks CDP has an area of, of which, or 8.51%, are water.[1] The Mobile River forms the eastern edge of the community.
Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses.[6] Residents are zoned to Citronelle High School.[7]