Social geography of Buffalo

[King of Kensington]

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[Port North]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Aren't there a couple of smaller concentrations in the town of Tonawanda in the Kenilworth neighborhood, as well as the area west of Kenmore?

Yes there are a sizeable percentage of AA's in the Kenilworth neighborhood (maybe 15-20%). I have a friend that lives there.

The Town of Tonawanda in general has a slowly increasing % of both AA's and Hispanics. In some schools it is a sizeable %, upwards of 30%-40%, but most are still in the 80%-85% White range.

[Port North]

Originally Posted by JSmith11

This description predates the significant influx of refugees into the Upper West Side. So in addition to being "polyglot working-class white" (whatever that means exactly), it is also the most diverse area of the city with many new arrivals from southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle-East, etc.

There are now a lot more downtown residences than when that description was written, though the raw numbers are still low compared to other neighborhoods. I think South Buffalo is less homogenously Irish now.

The upper part of the West Side has many refugees of all races. Black Rock and Riverside are a mix of Whites, Blacks and Hispanics, with Hispanics being the most rapidly increasing group. The area will likely become majority hispanic over time except for the area of east of Military Road/Grant Street which has an increasing population of white hipsters.

South Buffalo still seems very Irish to me but less exclusively so than it used to be. Lakawanna definitely has had a huge increase in Middle Easterners but still retains a sizeable Black and Polish population (and some PR's too)

[ckhthankgod]

You can find out a lot of information here as well: Buffalo, Niagara Falls Metro Area

What you can do is view information on different levels, which are listed to the right of the map. You then click on a tab and it gives you a range of information such as racial/ethnic, economic and home price information. Here are some examples: 14216 Zip Code Population and Races

Sweet Home Central School District

Census Tract 010201 in Erie County, New York

Census Block Group 013502-1 in Erie County, New York

Census Block 008003-2-000 in Erie County, New York