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Buffalo, NY Urban Area

934,832 Population
340.5 square miles 2,745.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,719 ±$918 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,345 ±$2,225 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.1% ±1.2% (128,052  ±10,869) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.6 minutes ±0.5 (8,342,230  ±268,733) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

412,256 ±4,650 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (904,696  ±6,682) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±1% (11,628  ±2,135) 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

446,441 ±2,814 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$247,500 ±$4,052 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±0.9% (96,177  ±8,538) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.1% ±1.7% (620,281  ±12,345.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.3% ±1.2% (261,631  ±8,146.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

11.9% ±1.3% (106,017  ±11,847) 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)

8.9% ±0.6% (82,894  ±5,427) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±0.4% (39,618  ±3,124) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
39,618 Total veterans ±3,124 36,511 Male ±2,997 3,107 Female ±912

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