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Buffalo, WV

1,150 Population
1.2 square miles 975.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±10.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 41.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,002 ±$6,122 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $33,619 ±$723
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,583 ±$29,442 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $60,078 ±$1,323
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.9% ±15.2% (223  ±180) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 16.6% 59,998 (±0.6% / ±2,273)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24 minutes ±6 (10,205  ±4,136) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 24.3 3,440,910 (±0.5 / ±83,443)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

449 ±99 Number of households
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 152,165 ±1,127
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (1,123  ±284) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 2.4 361,729 (±0 / ±78)
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.3% ±13.5% (29  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 4.9% † 3,932 (±0.5% / ±432)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

552 ±126 Number of housing units
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 173,725 ±132
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$132,900 ±$29,190 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $154,700 ±$2,991
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.8% ±3.3% (31  ±37.4) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 10.5% 38,694 (±0.5% / ±1,932)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.1% ±29.7% (774  ±155.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 89.7% 232,718 (±1.4% / ±3,599)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.8% ±6.5% (106  ±59.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 23.5% 60,881 (±0.7% / ±1,782)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about one-third 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

0.3% ±0.4% (3  ±5) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 1.2% 4,610
  • less than a fifth of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12.2% ±7.4% (114  ±74) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 7.4% 21,634 (±0.3% / ±975)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
114 Total veterans ±74 114 Male ±74 N/A Female ±13

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