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Erie County (West Central)--Buffalo City (West) PUMA, NY

120,228 Population
13.5 square miles 8,888 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.4 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,001 ±$3,234 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$53,352 ±$4,255 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.7% ±4.2% (28,680  ±5,285) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.5 minutes ±0.5 (963,700  ±98,442) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

56,299 ±3,225 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0.1 (115,213  ±7,661) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6% ±2.9% (2,061  ±1,024) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

64,383 ±3,574 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$302,400 ±$26,939 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.4% ±3% (19,683  ±3,812.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.6% ±2.9% (77,016  ±5,019.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
45.1% ±3% (37,924  ±3,337.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

21.7% ±2.9% (25,005  ±3,421.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,797,240 (±0.1% / ±23,814.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

11% ±2.4% (13,174  ±3,054) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.5% ±1.2% (4,452  ±1,158) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,452 Total veterans ±1,158 4,334 Male ±1,171 118 Female ±138

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