14208 Zip Code (Buffalo, NY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 10,689
Zip code population in 2010: 11,125
Zip code population in 2000: 13,207

Houses and condos: 5,746
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,275
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 14208: 101.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7,876 people per square mile

(high).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $874 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $878 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 14208:

• High school or higher: 84.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 14208:

• Never married: 57.9%
• Now married: 20.0%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 9.3%
• Divorced: 9.8%

• 
• • 8,72478.4%Black
  • 1,85816.7%White
  • 2932.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1651.5%Two or more races
  • 430.4%Asian
  • 200.2%American Indian
  • 210.2%Some other race
  • 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 14208, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $26,683 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,683
State:	$77,088

Salary/wage: $24,046 (reported on 86.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,046
State:	$60,593

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $224 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$224
New York:	$3,125

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $924 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$924
State:	$10,299

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$486 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

Here:	+$486
State:	+$42,474

Profit/loss from business: +$5,773 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,773
State:	+$16,168

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,020 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

14208:	$8,020
New York:	$17,621

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,093 (21% of AGI, reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,093
State:	$34,985

Here:	20.8% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,881 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,881
State:	$5,572

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,090 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

14208:	$4,090
State:	$18,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,528 (reported on 38.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,528
State:	$2,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.2%

Here:	52%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 50.7% for AGIs below $25k, 52.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 14208, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,108 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,108
State:	$59,519

Salary/wage: $23,126 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$23,126
State:	$50,673

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.7% for AGIs below $10k, 80.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $421 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$421
New York:	$2,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $538 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$538
State:	$5,394

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$473 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	+$473
State:	+$23,581

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,838 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,838
State:	+$13,809

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $852 (reported on 0.8% of returns)

14208:	$852
New York:	$3,115

Total itemized deductions: $12,983 (22% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$12,983
State:	$25,864

Here:	21.5% of AGI
State:	21.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,807 (8% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,807
State:	$4,439

Here:	7.8% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,855 (reported on 56.2% of returns)

14208:	$2,855
State:	$11,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,955 (reported on 40.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,955
State:	$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.0%

Here:	71%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 63.5% for AGIs below $10k, 75.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 14209, 14222, 14214, 14211, 14216, 14204.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,574
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,554

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 120 (28 now married, 89 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,656 (420 now married, 2,259 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 14208 with a mortgage: 743 (29 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,244

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $815
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $382

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 14208 household income distribution in 2019

• 470Less than $10,000
• 416$10,000 to $14,999
• 341$15,000 to $19,999
• 445$20,000 to $24,999
• 365$25,000 to $29,999
• 179$30,000 to $34,999
• 213$35,000 to $39,999
• 108$40,000 to $44,999
• 206$45,000 to $49,999
• 313$50,000 to $59,999
• 337$60,000 to $74,999
• 336$75,000 to $99,999
• 138$100,000 to $124,999
• 97$125,000 to $149,999
• 77$150,000 to $199,999
• 62$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 14208

• 16Less than $10,000
• 33$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 90$20,000 to $24,999
• 103$25,000 to $29,999
• 75$30,000 to $34,999
• 69$35,000 to $39,999
• 145$40,000 to $49,999
• 157$50,000 to $59,999
• 202$60,000 to $69,999
• 193$70,000 to $79,999
• 118$80,000 to $89,999
• 68$90,000 to $99,999
• 127$100,000 to $124,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 78$150,000 to $174,999
• 21$175,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 to $249,999
• 58$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 25$400,000 to $499,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 14208

• 84$100 to $149
• 18$150 to $199
• 100$200 to $249
• 21$250 to $299
• 129$300 to $349
• 92$350 to $399
• 89$400 to $449
• 216$450 to $499
• 159$500 to $549
• 24$550 to $599
• 258$600 to $649
• 137$650 to $699
• 173$700 to $749
• 82$750 to $799
• 193$800 to $899
• 67$900 to $999
• 41$1,000 to $1,249
• 100$1,250 to $1,499
• 5$1,500 to $1,999
• 13$3,000 to $3,499
• 120No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $824.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $157,107.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,024
• Black or African American householders: $82,603
• Two or more races householders: $205,701
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $153,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $74,859 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,875 - $105,364

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $162,358

Here:	$162,358
State:	$393,458

Townhouses or other attached units: $189,092

Here:	$189,092
State:	$728,436

In 2-unit structures: $150,415

Here:	$150,415
State:	$650,471

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $212,560

Here:	$212,560
State:	$808,879

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $359,572

Here:	$359,572
State:	$916,967

Mobile homes: $85,499

Here:	$85,499
State:	$82,547

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,871
• One, attached: 48
• Two: 2,926
• 3 or 4: 345
• 5 to 9: 113
• 20 to 49: 120
• 50 or more: 225
• Mobile homes: 32

Unemployment: 8.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 14208

• 60.8%2,329Drove a car alone
• 6.2%236Carpooled
• 16.3%624Bus or trolley bus
• 2.2%83Streetcar or trolley car
• 2.1%82Taxi
• 0.3%11Bicycle
• 8.5%326Walked
• 1.0%39Other means
• 2.1%80Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 14208

• 174Less than 5 minutes
• 6655 to 9 minutes
• 51110 to 14 minutes
• 66715 to 19 minutes
• 56120 to 24 minutes
• 16025 to 29 minutes
• 54330 to 34 minutes
• 4535 to 39 minutes
• 9840 to 44 minutes
• 12745 to 59 minutes
• 15960 to 89 minutes
• 2190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,689

• Male householders: 1,540 (688 living alone), Female householders: 2,709 (1,024 living alone)

• 670 spouses (670 opposite-sex spouses), 171 unmarried partners, (156 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,887 children (2,852 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 447 grandchildren, 233 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 39 foster children, 214 other relatives, 595 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,143 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,116 2-persons, 473 3-persons, 333 4-persons, 188 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,712 1-person, 155 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 10 6-persons

458 married couples with children.
1,328 single-parent households (112 men, 1,216 women).

90.0% of residents of 14208 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 12% well, 15% not well).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 26% well, 3% not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% very well, 26% well, 25% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (53% very well, 14% well, 17% not well, 16% not at all).

There are 40 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 14208.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HOMEVILLE REALTY (31 MEECH AVE. in BUFFALO, NY)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
  

• COMMUNITY SCHOOL (#53) - BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS (329 ROEHRER AVENUE in BUFFALO, NY)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.7%

Population in 1990: 14,705.

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

• This state: 7,534
• Northeast: 345
• Midwest: 292
• South: 1,549
• West: 116

58% of the 14208 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.

88% of the 14208 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 98
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 888

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CANISIUS COLLEGE OF BUFFALO (2001 MAIN ST in BUFFALO, NY) : $2,042,299 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2005

  Contracts for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Basic Research (R&D), Educational Services by NASA, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $375,833; 2004: $1,264,716; 2005: $401,750; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $894,000 with NASA for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-04-26. Effective on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2006-04-14.
  $401,750 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-08-04. Completion date: 2005-08-04.
  $375,833, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-05. Completion date: 2003-06-05.
  $368,009, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-02. Completion date: 2004-04-02.
  

• ASSOCIATED REPORTING SERVICE (196 BRUNSWICK BLVD in BUFFALO, NY; small business) : $8,033 in 7 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Stenographic Services, Court Reporting Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $2,000; 2004: $0; 2005: $9,040; 2006: -$3,007.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $7,700 with Army for Stenographic Services. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $7,700 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Stenographic Services. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $1,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Court Reporting Services. Signed on 2003-06-10. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  $1,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-05. Completion date: 2003-12-30.
  

• JOHNSON JANITORIAL SERVIE (15 HEDLEY PL in BUFFALO, NY; small business) : $5,694 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004

  $25,000 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-10-24. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  -$19,306, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-13. Completion date: 2004-02-29.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 4, 1-4: 6)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 14208 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	212	70.3 years
John	186	72.8 years
William	148	73.6 years
Mary	140	78.8 years
Robert	112	69.9 years
Willie	106	71.9 years
Charles	93	73.1 years
George	91	76.4 years
Joseph	74	71.2 years
Annie	63	76.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 14208 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	135	72.6 years
Johnson	114	71.3 years
Smith	102	74.1 years
Brown	99	70.3 years
Jones	81	69.7 years
Jackson	81	71.3 years
Davis	51	74.0 years
Harris	49	72.5 years
Lewis	44	73.2 years
Robinson	40	74.3 years

Businesses in zip code 14208
Name	Count		Name	Count
Cricket Wireless	2		Tim Hortons	2
H&R Block	1		U-Haul	1
Nike	1