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Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

1,160,172 Population
1,565.1 square miles 741.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,171 ±$804 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,300 ±$1,724 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.9% ±1.1% (145,707  ±11,924) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.5 minutes ±0.5 (10,840,200  ±304,096) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

504,693 ±4,292 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (1,125,961  ±1,127) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±0.9% (14,028  ±2,302) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

543,994 ±529 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$253,200 ±$4,883 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.5% ±0.8% (109,661  ±9,219.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93% ±1.6% (772,311  ±13,333.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.3% ±1.1% (317,769  ±8,947.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

10.5% ±0.7% (115,236  ±7,499) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

7.9% (91,374  ±6,245) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±0.4% (51,312  ±3,529) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
51,312 Total veterans ±3,529 47,642 Male ±3,322 3,670 Female ±988

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