County population in 2017: 13,317 (all rural); it was 13,804 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,613 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,800 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,215 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,295 (it was 1,296 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
32%
Land area: 684 sq. mi.
Water area: 25.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (low).
March 2019 cost of living index in Buffalo County: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (48.4%), Educational, health and social services (13.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2017: $57,209 ($37,200 in 1999)
This county:
$57,209
Wisconsin:
$59,305
Median contract rent in 2017 for apartments: $525 (lower quartile is $395, upper quartile is $665)
This county:
$525
State:
$699
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $158,928 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
Buffalo:
$158,928
Wisconsin:
$178,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,973 - $242,324 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,178 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $485
Institutionalized population: 88
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 29
Thefts: 68
Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,460 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $2,473 (1.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 9.8%
Buffalo County:
9.8%
Wisconsin:
11.3%
(9.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.4% for Black residents, 8.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 52.6% for American Indian residents, 10.8% for other race residents, 33.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 46.0 years old
(Males: 46.3 years old, Females: 45.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.1 years old, Black residents: 26.3 years old, American Indian residents: 37.4 years old, Asian residents: 43.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.5 years old, Other race residents: 27.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buffalo County is $406 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $519 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $658 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Buffalo County: Countryside Golf Club (A), Fox Valley Golf Course (B), Wisconsin International Raceway (C), Apple Blossom Lane Orchard (D), Schabo's Hillside Orchard (E), Van Rossum Dairy (F), Seven Oaks Dairy (G), Field of Scenes (H), Outagamie County Landfill (I), Mackville (J), Grand Chute Fire Department Station 2 (K), Ellington Fire Department (L), Oneida Township Volunteer Fire Department (M), Osborn Fire Department (N), Outagamie County Regional Airport Fire Department (O), Greenville Volunteer Fire Department (P), Vandenbroek - Kaukauna Fire and Rescue (Q), Center Township Fire Department (R), Appleton Fire Department Station 6 (S), Grand Chute Fire Department Station 1 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buffalo County include: Emmanuel Church (A), Oneida Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), United Church (D), South Maine Church (E), United Brethren Church (F), Trinity Evangelical Church (G), Moravian Church of Freedom (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Petri Cemetery (1), Saint Sebastian Cemetery (2), Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery (3), Sassman Cemetery (4), Dale Cemetery (5), North Cicero Cemetery (6), Restland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Buffalo County include: Plamann County Park (1), Hortonville Bog State Natural Area (2), Shaky Lake State Natural Area (3), Deer Creek State Wildlife Area (4), Mack State Wildlife Area (5), Maine State Wildlife Area (6), Outagamie State Wildlife Area (7), VFW Memorial Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 374 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 201 (28.1% naturalized citizens)
Buffalo County:
1.5%
Whole state:
5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1162010 or later
322000 to 2009
311990 to 1999
131980 to 1989
61970 to 1979
29Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,437
One, attached: 125
Two: 268
3 or 4: 128
5 to 9: 130
10 to 19: 63
20 to 49: 158
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 440
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Buffalo County with a mortgage: 2,297 (43 second mortgage, 260 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,041
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
64.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Buffalo County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
3,625
14
Catholic
3,100
4
Evangelical Protestant
2,043
15
Other
1
2
None
4,818
-
Buffalo County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Buffalo County:
2.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Buffalo County:
5.79 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:
4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 18
This county:
13.02 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Buffalo County:
8.5%
Wisconsin:
7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Buffalo County:
28.4%
State:
27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.3%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Buffalo County:
Average size of farms: 280 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $84,997 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $98.67 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.31% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.32% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70,540 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.04% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.71% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $76,187 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.30% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.11 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 32.54% Corn for grain: 47590 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 134 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 19940 harvested acres Vegetables: 141 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Buffalo County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 2342501.8 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Buffalo County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 227.9 miles away from Buffalo County center On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 248.1 miles away from the county center On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 239.4 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 456.1 miles away from the county center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 433.1 miles away from Buffalo County center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 379.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 09, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1944: October 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1944, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Wisconsin Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to July 06, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1369: May 11, 2001, FEMA Id: 1369, Natural disaster type: Flood
Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Heavy Rain And Flooding, Incident Period: June 18, 1998 to June 30, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1236: July 24, 1998, FEMA Id: 1236, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-994: July 02, 1993, FEMA Id: 994, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: September 14, 1992 to September 24, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-964: September 30, 1992, FEMA Id: 964, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Wisconsin Severe Storms, Hail, Flooding, Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 07, 1978, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-559: July 07, 1978, FEMA Id: 559, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
Wisconsin Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flash Floods, Incident Period: September 15, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-482: September 15, 1975, FEMA Id: 482, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flash Flood, Heavy Rain
Wisconsin SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 27, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-376: April 27, 1973, FEMA Id: 376, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Buffalo County (12) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Management occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Production occupations (7%)
Education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Mexico (50%)
Switzerland (7%)
Spain (6%)
Canada (5%)
Russia (3%)
Norway (3%)
Germany (2%)
German (37%)
Norwegian (16%)
American (11%)
Polish (6%)
Irish (2%)
English (2%)
Swiss (1%)
People in group quarters in Buffalo County, Wisconsin in 2000:
132 people in nursing homes
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in other group homes
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Buffalo County, Wisconsin in 2010:
61 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
27 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
19 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $51,389.
5.01% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,456 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.01%
Wisconsin average:
5.63%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.51% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($31,794 average AGI)
1.50% relocated from other states ($13,662 average AGI)
Buffalo County:
1.50%
Wisconsin average:
1.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.02% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,959 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.02%
Wisconsin average:
5.85%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.99% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($28,733 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($12,223 average AGI)
Buffalo County:
2.03%
Wisconsin average:
2.13%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.8
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.3% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Buffalo County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,761 (2,432 aged, 329 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 112 (3%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Buffalo County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (140)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (140)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (140)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (56)
Pneumonia, unspecified (47)
Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (41)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,045 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 902 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 21
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 21
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,317
In family households: 10,937 (2,219 male householders, 1,668 female householders)
3,194 spouses, 3,256 children (3,100 natural, 52 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 116 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 56 other relatives, 306 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,254 (1,043 male householders (843 living alone)), 833 female householders (728 living alone)), 372 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 113
Size of family households: 2,224 2-persons, 650 3-persons, 572 4-persons, 309 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.
1,944 married couples with children.
595 single-parent households (273 men, 322 women).
97.8% of residents of Buffalo speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $78,380,000 ($5,670 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $5,923,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,477,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,778,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,134,000 Federal grants: $15,132,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,559,000 ($1,265,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,300,000 ($3,611,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,282,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,852,000 Federal Government insurance: $16,068,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 788
Here:
56 per 1000 residents
State:
65 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 693
Here:
50 per 1000 residents
State:
44 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +4
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +85
Here:
+6 per 1000 residents
State:
+3 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.2
Year house built in Buffalo County, Wisconsin
862014 or later
902010 to 2013
6612000 to 2009
7561990 to 1999
6901980 to 1989
9171970 to 1979
5271960 to 1969
4541950 to 1959
4821940 to 1949
2,1231939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo County in owner-occupied houses/condos
77no vehicle
7561 vehicle
1,8602 vehicles
1,1043 vehicles
3434 vehicles
2125+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo County in renter-occupied apartments
200no vehicle
5131 vehicle
4592 vehicles
2203 vehicles
424 vehicles
175+ vehicles
89.0% of Buffalo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Wisconsin.
Buffalo County:
89.0%
State average:
85.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,080
Other state: 4,989
Northeast: 132
Midwest: 4,280
South: 285
West: 243
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Buffalo County
(50.9%)
(49.1%)
, Pepin County 
, Waupaca County 
, Waushara County 
0.91% ($32,588 average AGI)
