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West Buffalo township, Union County, PA

2,862 Population
38.3 square miles 74.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.3 ±7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 41 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$64,280 ±$25,625 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Union County: $37,605 ±$2,477
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$79,095 ±$9,138 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Union County: $76,404 ±$4,078
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.7% ±3.3% (192  ±94) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Union County: 9% † 3,025 (±1.6% / ±545)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.9 minutes ±0.6 (23,870  ±3,884) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 17.9 278,035 (±0.7 / ±15,531)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,222 ±89 Number of households
  • Union County: 14,546 ±327
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (2,862  ±41) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Union County: 2.3 33,504 (±0.1 / ±224)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±2.1% (10  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Union County: 5.1% † 446 (±1.3% / ±111)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,293 ±104 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 16,205 ±140
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$269,700 ±$29,731 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Union County: $240,100 ±$8,080
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.7% ±2.6% (104  ±74.1) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Union County: 20.7% 8,717 (±1.8% / ±744.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.5% ±10.1% (1,717  ±241.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Union County: 86.2% 25,113 (±3.2% / ±942.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.7% ±5.3% (435  ±114.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Union County: 26.5% 7,725 (±1.9% / ±539.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.4% ±0.5% (12  ±15) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Union County: 3.9% 1,637
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.9% ±4.2% (226  ±97) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 6.5% † 2,262 (±0.8% / ±274)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
226 Total veterans ±97 212 Male ±95 14 Female ±21

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