14212 Zip Code (Buffalo, NY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 10,831
Zip code population in 2010: 10,641
Zip code population in 2000: 15,364

Houses and condos: 6,128
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,549
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 14212: 101.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 5,686 people per square mile

(average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,889 (3.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,214 (1.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 14212:

• High school or higher: 75.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
• Unemployed: 11.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 14212:

• Never married: 46.1%
• Now married: 33.6%
• Separated: 3.6%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 10.2%

• 
• • 5,09847.9%White
  • 4,42441.6%Black
  • 5315.0%Asian
  • 2752.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2632.5%Two or more races
  • 380.4%American Indian
  • 120.1%Some other race

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 14212, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $27,256 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,256
State:	$77,088

Salary/wage: $25,557 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$25,557
State:	$60,593

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.7% for AGIs below $25k, 84.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $361 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$361
New York:	$3,125

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,382 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,382
State:	$10,299

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,638 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,638
State:	+$42,474

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,728 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,728
State:	+$16,168

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,842 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

14212:	$6,842
New York:	$17,621

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,129 (22% of AGI, reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,129
State:	$34,985

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,427 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,427
State:	$5,572

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,071 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

14212:	$6,071
State:	$18,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,534 (reported on 39.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,534
State:	$2,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.1%

Here:	60%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 59.8% for AGIs below $25k, 59.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 14212, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,063 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,063
State:	$59,519

Salary/wage: $22,073 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$22,073
State:	$50,673

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.9% for AGIs below $10k, 82.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $748 (reported on 29.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$748
New York:	$2,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $897 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$897
State:	$5,394

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$863 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	+$863
State:	+$23,581

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,027 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,027
State:	+$13,809

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,642 (reported on 1.2% of returns)

14212:	$1,642
New York:	$3,115

Total itemized deductions: $12,090 (22% of AGI, reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,090
State:	$25,864

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	21.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,012 (4% of AGI, reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,012
State:	$4,439

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,779 (reported on 57.1% of returns)

14212:	$2,779
State:	$11,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,962 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,962
State:	$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.9%

Here:	70%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 14211, 14206, 14210, 14208, 14215, 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: 0.5% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,930
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,612

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 226 (66 now married, 157 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,346 (763 now married, 1,590 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 14212 with a mortgage: 910 (6 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,247

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $884
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $365

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

• Zip code 14212 household income distribution in 2019

• 767Less than $10,000
• 686$10,000 to $14,999
• 452$15,000 to $19,999
• 362$20,000 to $24,999
• 219$25,000 to $29,999
• 261$30,000 to $34,999
• 153$35,000 to $39,999
• 171$40,000 to $44,999
• 194$45,000 to $49,999
• 315$50,000 to $59,999
• 305$60,000 to $74,999
• 254$75,000 to $99,999
• 175$100,000 to $124,999
• 90$125,000 to $149,999
• 58$150,000 to $199,999
• 56$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 14212

• 42Less than $10,000
• 35$10,000 to $14,999
• 104$15,000 to $19,999
• 97$20,000 to $24,999
• 102$25,000 to $29,999
• 81$30,000 to $34,999
• 44$35,000 to $39,999
• 80$40,000 to $49,999
• 230$50,000 to $59,999
• 140$60,000 to $69,999
• 330$70,000 to $79,999
• 167$80,000 to $89,999
• 82$90,000 to $99,999
• 111$100,000 to $124,999
• 71$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 30$200,000 to $249,999
• 24$250,000 to $299,999
• 42$300,000 to $399,999
• 37$500,000 to $749,999
• 12$750,000 to $999,999
• 14$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 14212

• 16Less than $100
• 10$100 to $149
• 135$150 to $199
• 45$200 to $249
• 66$250 to $299
• 206$300 to $349
• 233$350 to $399
• 215$400 to $449
• 159$450 to $499
• 374$500 to $549
• 92$550 to $599
• 185$600 to $649
• 112$650 to $699
• 69$700 to $749
• 154$750 to $799
• 107$800 to $899
• 43$1,000 to $1,249
• 123No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $698.

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: $101,934
• Black or African American householders: $58,223
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $148,617
• Asian householders: $240,411
• Some other race householders: $17,482
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $31,472

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $76,407 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,606 - $92,554

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $87,215

Here:	$87,215
State:	$393,458

Townhouses or other attached units: $182,677

Here:	$182,677
State:	$728,436

In 2-unit structures: $146,186

Here:	$146,186
State:	$650,471

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,519

Here:	$84,519
State:	$808,879

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,273
• One, attached: 145
• Two: 2,430
• 3 or 4: 669
• 5 to 9: 68
• 10 to 19: 94
• 20 to 49: 113
• 50 or more: 281

Unemployment: 11.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 14212

• 60.8%2,358Drove a car alone
• 12.9%501Carpooled
• 15.6%605Bus or trolley bus
• 1.1%41Bicycle
• 4.6%179Walked
• 1.2%45Other means
• 2.7%103Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 14212

• 119Less than 5 minutes
• 4675 to 9 minutes
• 60810 to 14 minutes
• 75615 to 19 minutes
• 56920 to 24 minutes
• 21825 to 29 minutes
• 44630 to 34 minutes
• 4935 to 39 minutes
• 3840 to 44 minutes
• 19745 to 59 minutes
• 23860 to 89 minutes
• 5190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,831

• Male householders: 2,209 (954 living alone), Female householders: 2,486 (974 living alone)

• 1,149 spouses (1,130 opposite-sex spouses), 343 unmarried partners, (303 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,783 children (3,679 natural, 30 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 159 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 0 foster children, 102 other relatives, 353 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 75 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 986 2-persons, 548 3-persons, 458 4-persons, 280 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 134 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,927 1-person, 283 2-persons, 25 3-persons

1,060 married couples with children.
1,866 single-parent households (277 men, 1,589 women).

77.7% of residents of 14212 zip code speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 14% well, 11% not well, 3% not at all).
9.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% very well, 28% well, 17% not well, 3% not at all).
5.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% very well, 15% well, 33% not well, 12% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (55% very well, 36% well, 9% not well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CSXT BUFFALO FRONTIER YARD (1836 BROADWAY in BUFFALO, NY)

  STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit,
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING
  Business NAICS classification: LINE-HAUL RAILROADS.; LINE-HAUL RAILROADS.
  Organizations: CSX TRANSPORTATION INC (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY) , CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY)
  Alternative names: BUFFALO YARD (BROADWAY) - CSXT, C S X TRANSPORTATION

• H & R CONSTRUCTION PARTS & EQUIP (20 MILBURN ST in BUFFALO, NY)

  STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE RESTORATION (437 GREENE AVE in BUFFALO, NY)

  STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• 126 STRAUSS - AMIRS VISION, INC. (126 STRAUSS STREET in BUFFALO, NY)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2005-1034, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  

• 35 STRAUSS - AMIRS VISION INC. (35 STRAUSS STREET in BUFFALO, NY)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2005-1034, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• 840 SYCAMORE - AMIRS VISION, INC. (840 SYCAMORE STREET in BUFFALO, NY)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2005-1034, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• 968 SYCAMORE - AMIRS VISION INC. (968 SYCAMORE STREET in BUFFALO, NY)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2005-1034, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ACCUBOND REBUILDERS (1800 BROADWAY in BUFFALO, NY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS MANUFACTURING.
  

• AMHERST PRODUCTS CO (1800 BROADWAY in BUFFALO, NY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING.; OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: H & H EQUIPMENT CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CONRAIL FRONTIER YARD ENGINE HOUSE (1870 BROADWAY in BUFFALO, NY)

  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CSX TRANSPORTATION INC (205 REIMAN ST in BUFFALO, NY)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: GSX TRANSPORATION INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: CONRAIL C&S BUFFALO

• CSX TRANSPORTATION INC (1643 BAILEY AVE in BUFFALO, NY)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• GRANT PATRICIA LEOPARD (181 COIT ST in BUFFALO, NY)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: PATRICIA LEOPARD GRANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 18.3%

Population in 1990: 19,935.

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

• This state: 8,148
• Northeast: 135
• Midwest: 99
• South: 562
• West: 141

58% of the 14212 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.

89% of the 14212 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 122
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 170

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• JOS A SANDERS & SONS INC (107 LATHROP ST in BUFFALO, NY; small business) : $24,698 in 4 contracts in 2003

  $20,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2003-02-07. Completion date: 2003-03-28.
  $9,739, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-17. Completion date: 2003-11-28.
  $1,296 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries. Signed on 2003-11-16. Completion date: 2003-12-29.
  -$6,337 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2003-05-05. Completion date: 2003-05-30.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 24. The highest number of fires - 76 took place in 2014, and the least - 4 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (62.7%), and Outside Fires (20.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 14212
• 25462.7%Structure Fires
• 8320.5%Outside Fires
• 4410.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 245.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 14212, New York

Most common first names in zip code 14212 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	386	72.4 years
Joseph	329	73.2 years
Mary	306	78.1 years
Edward	246	71.0 years
Frank	231	73.6 years
Stanley	223	72.2 years
Helen	220	76.2 years
Walter	171	71.9 years
Anna	143	79.0 years
Henry	129	71.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 14212 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Nowak	46	72.6 years
Lewandowski	42	76.5 years
Smith	39	70.3 years
Williams	36	63.3 years
Zielinski	34	75.0 years
Johnson	33	62.8 years
Michalski	25	73.5 years
Miller	24	71.4 years
Jones	24	62.9 years
Nowicki	23	73.7 years

Businesses in zip code 14212
Name	Count		Name	Count
AutoZone	1		Nike	2
Burger King	1		Rite Aid	1
Cricket Wireless	4		Tim Hortons	1
H&R Block	1		True Value	1