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Buffalo, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,700 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
Buffalo:

$160,700
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,200 - $265,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $186,583
Here:

$186,583
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $317,054
Here:

$317,054
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $201,013
Here:

$201,013
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $185,447
Here:

$185,447
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $496,977
Here:

$496,977
State:

$912,009

Mobile homes: $58,357
Here:

$58,357
State:

$88,925

Total population: 258,703 (All urban)

Houses: 139,156 (122,578 occupied: 53,390 owner occupied, 69,188 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

56%
State:

46%

Housing density: 3,426 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $98,997.

Median contract rent in 2022: $797 (lower quartile is $604, upper quartile is $1,101)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,109


Median gross rent in Buffalo, NY in 2022: $970

Housing units in Buffalo with a mortgage: 25,795 (2,521 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 2,331 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,791

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $82,072

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,735

Median monthly housing costs: $875

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Buffalo, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1938

Household type by relationship:

Households: 276,491
  • Male householders: 52,944 (24,453 living alone), Female householders: 69,634 (26,599 living alone)
  • 30,657 spouses (30,236 opposite-sex spouses), 10,822 unmarried partners, (9,733 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 75,955 children (73,662 natural, 1,151 adopted, 1,142 stepchildren), 6,168 grandchildren, 3,366 brothers or sisters, 3,116 parents, 49 foster children, 2,893 other relatives, 13,382 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,505

Size of family households: 27,516 2-persons, 12,514 3-persons, 8,999 4-persons, 6,188 5-persons, 2,311 6-persons, 1,387 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 51,052 1-person, 9,792 2-persons, 772 3-persons, 1,307 4-persons, 526 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

27,028 married couples with children.
26,727 single-parent households (5,162 men, 21,565 women).

81.3% of residents of Buffalo speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 27,699 (10.0%)
(49.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.8
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buffalo, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buffalo, New York
  • 232no bedroom
  • 1,5711 bedroom
  • 8,4972 bedrooms
  • 26,9833 bedrooms
  • 10,2744 bedrooms
  • 5,8335+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo, New York
  • 2,341no bedroom
  • 14,0501 bedroom
  • 27,6172 bedrooms
  • 18,7703 bedrooms
  • 4,7974 bedrooms
  • 1,6135+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4,321no vehicle
  • 26,7021 vehicle
  • 16,3352 vehicles
  • 4,6083 vehicles
  • 1,1774 vehicles
  • 2475+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo in renter-occupied apartments
  • 23,070no vehicle
  • 32,2381 vehicle
  • 11,2282 vehicles
  • 1,4853 vehicles
  • 5584 vehicles
  • 6095+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo, New York
  • 2321 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 9543 rooms
  • 2,9644 rooms
  • 7,1555 rooms
  • 12,9466 rooms
  • 11,0007 rooms
  • 6,5778 rooms
  • 11,5629+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo, New York
  • 1,9941 room
  • 2,9562 rooms
  • 9,5163 rooms
  • 15,5384 rooms
  • 13,9035 rooms
  • 14,3276 rooms
  • 5,5527 rooms
  • 3,3478 rooms
  • 2,0559+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Buffalo, NY
Buffalo city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Buffalo, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Buffalo, NY in 2022
  • 13,019Less than $10,000
  • 15,851$10,000 to $19,999
  • 12,483$20,000 to $29,999
  • 11,129$30,000 to $39,999
  • 9,693$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7,868$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14,289$60,000 to $74,999
  • 14,721$75,000 to $99,999
  • 8,716$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,778$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,195$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,836$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Buffalo, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Buffalo, NY in 2022
  • 953Less than $10,000
  • 665$10,000 to $14,999
  • 263$15,000 to $19,999
  • 477$20,000 to $24,999
  • 228$25,000 to $29,999
  • 1,276$30,000 to $34,999
  • 755$35,000 to $39,999
  • 2,569$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,436$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,558$60,000 to $69,999
  • 3,003$70,000 to $79,999
  • 1,749$80,000 to $89,999
  • 1,272$90,000 to $99,999
  • 4,889$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,677$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,498$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3,086$175,000 to $199,999
  • 6,805$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,951$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,643$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,461$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,186$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,291$750,000 to $999,999
  • 136$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 258$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 305$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Buffalo, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Buffalo, NY in 2022
  • 742Less than $100
  • 427$100 to $149
  • 789$150 to $199
  • 468$200 to $249
  • 1,924$250 to $299
  • 1,342$300 to $349
  • 1,449$350 to $399
  • 2,161$400 to $449
  • 1,846$450 to $499
  • 3,537$500 to $549
  • 1,780$550 to $599
  • 4,070$600 to $649
  • 3,526$650 to $699
  • 4,916$700 to $749
  • 4,987$750 to $799
  • 7,771$800 to $899
  • 4,687$900 to $999
  • 9,896$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,758$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,141$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,098$2,000 to $2,499
  • 571$2,500 to $2,999
  • 114$3,000 to $3,499
  • 232$3,500 or more
  • 1,956No cash rent
Work and jobs in Buffalo: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.9%
Number of people working at home: 16,938 (13.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,403
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 13,337
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 20,491
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 24,780
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 16,109
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 7,639
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13,188
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,414
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,186
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,950
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,084
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,368
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Buffalo

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 112,460 (70.1%)
  • Carpooled: 14,435 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 8,388 (5.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 362 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 2,443 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 315 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 4,973 (3.1%)
  • Worked at home: 16,938 (10.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.4%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 8.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 11.5%Males
  • 6.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 7.3%Females
Races in Buffalo detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Buffalo, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Buffalo, New York
  • 15,3352010 or later
  • 6,5352000 to 2009
  • 3,3601990 to 1999
  • 2,0471980 to 1989
  • 1,4571970 to 1979
  • 3,787Before 1970
Ancestries in Buffalo, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 10,253 (7.0%)
  • Polish: 8,181 (5.6%)
  • Irish: 7,106 (4.9%)
  • German: 4,862 (3.3%)
  • African: 3,152 (2.2%)
  • American: 2,466 (1.7%)
  • English: 2,307 (1.6%)
  • European: 846 (0.6%)
  • Ethiopian: 727 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 587 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 564 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 521 (0.4%)
  • Somali: 477 (0.3%)
  • Iraqi: 423 (0.3%)
  • Haitian: 367 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 342 (0.2%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 310 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 289 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 277 (0.2%)
  • Afghan: 251 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 250 (0.2%)
  • Sudanese: 246 (0.2%)
  • French: 243 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 235 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 233 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 222 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 194 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 188 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 178 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 165 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 164 (0.1%)
  • British: 161 (0.1%)
  • Liberian: 152 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 152 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 143 (0.10%)
  • Scandinavian: 131 (0.09%)
  • Belizean: 131 (0.09%)
  • Israeli: 128 (0.09%)
  • Swiss: 119 (0.08%)
  • Ghanaian: 119 (0.08%)
  • Greek: 111 (0.08%)
  • Lithuanian: 109 (0.07%)
  • Canadian: 100 (0.07%)
  • Croatian: 100 (0.07%)
  • Welsh: 94 (0.06%)
  • West Indian: 87 (0.06%)
  • Egyptian: 80 (0.05%)
  • Palestinian: 80 (0.05%)
  • Northern European: 78 (0.05%)
  • Yugoslavian: 78 (0.05%)
  • Guyanese: 75 (0.05%)
  • Dutch West Indian: 68 (0.05%)
  • Latvian: 60 (0.04%)
  • British West Indian: 60 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 54 (0.04%)
  • German Russian: 49 (0.03%)
  • Danish: 44 (0.03%)
  • Serbian: 40 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 40 (0.03%)
  • Albanian: 39 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 33 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 32 (0.02%)
  • Slovak: 31 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 24 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 20 (0.01%)
  • Finnish: 20 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 19 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 18 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 18 (0.01%)
  • Jordanian: 18 (0.01%)
  • Brazilian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 11 (0.01%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 11 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Australian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 8 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Bangladesh
Buffalo:

16.8% (4,947)
New York:

2.6% (117,288)

Burma (Myanmar)
Buffalo:

8.3% (2,438)
New York:

0.4% (16,179)

India
Buffalo:

4.8% (1,421)
New York:

3.5% (158,432)

Thailand
Buffalo:

4.4% (1,293)
New York:

0.3% (14,037)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Buffalo:

3.9% (1,138)
New York:

0.1% (2,563)

Dominican Republic
Buffalo:

3.1% (903)
New York:

11.1% (501,040)

Canada
Buffalo:

2.7% (799)
New York:

1.3% (59,107)

Pakistan
Buffalo:

2.5% (745)
New York:

1.4% (62,442)

Jamaica
Buffalo:

2.5% (741)
New York:

5.0% (227,557)

Other Eastern Africa
Buffalo:

2.5% (725)
New York:

0.1% (5,468)

Congo
Buffalo:

2.4% (720)
New York:

0.0% (1,517)

Somalia
Buffalo:

2.3% (676)
New York:

0.1% (3,340)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Buffalo:

2.0% (600)
New York:

9.1% (410,910)

Nepal
Buffalo:

1.9% (552)
New York:

0.4% (17,363)

Mexico
Buffalo:

1.8% (522)
New York:

4.8% (214,559)

Bhutan
Buffalo:

1.7% (503)
New York:

0.1% (3,762)

Yemen
Buffalo:

1.7% (490)
New York:

0.3% (14,772)

Sudan
Buffalo:

1.6% (466)
New York:

0.1% (3,701)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 207,680
  • Other state: 30,253
  • Northeast: 5,940
  • Midwest: 5,021
  • South: 15,826
  • West: 3,466

87.8% of Buffalo residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61.9% lived in New York.


Buffalo:

87.8%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,572
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 622
  • 5th and 6th grade: 356
  • 7th and 8th grade: 966
  • 9th grade: 803
  • 10th grade: 1,229
  • 11th grade: 2,476
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,075
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 23,591
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,541
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,180
  • Associate degree: 6,592
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,715
  • Master's degree: 8,653
  • Professional school degree: 1,966
  • Doctorate degree: 2,449
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,945
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 282
  • 5th and 6th grade: 295
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,840
  • 9th grade: 306
  • 10th grade: 1,838
  • 11th grade: 1,879
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,621
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 25,494
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,621
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,265
  • Associate degree: 10,212
  • Bachelor's degree: 18,739
  • Master's degree: 11,565
  • Professional school degree: 1,797
  • Doctorate degree: 1,488
Educational Attainment for Females
Buffalo marital status for males
Buffalo marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 52,481
  • One, attached: 5,241
  • Two: 47,538
  • 3 or 4: 9,749
  • 5 to 9: 6,098
  • 10 to 19: 3,000
  • 20 to 49: 5,907
  • 50 or more: 8,906
  • Mobile homes: 169
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 5.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Buffalo
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Buffalo, NY
  • 92.8%Utility gas
  • 3.5%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Buffalo, NY
  • 80.4%Utility gas
  • 13.0%Electricity
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.6%Other fuel
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,414
Here:

12.3%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,330
Here:

10.5%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,664
Here:

32.4%
New York:

39.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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