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Buffalo, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $284,464 (it was $122,800 in 2000)
Buffalo:

$284,464
Minnesota:

$314,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $224,903 - $379,059

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $326,539
Here:

$326,539
State:

$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $318,014
Here:

$318,014
State:

$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $170,140
Here:

$170,140
State:

$323,045

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $227,603
Here:

$227,603
State:

$258,516

Mobile homes: $36,599
Here:

$36,599
State:

$94,605

Total population: 15,912 (Urban population: 10,058 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 73 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 6,776 (6,521 occupied: 5,059 owner occupied, 1,570 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

24%
State:

28%

Housing density: 1,125 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $321,474.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,033 (lower quartile is $791, upper quartile is $1,249)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,067


Median gross rent in Buffalo, MN in 2022: $1,118

Housing units in Buffalo with a mortgage: 3,805 (230 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 173 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $98,480

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $57,543

Median monthly housing costs: $1,423

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Buffalo, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1995

Median year apartment built: 1988

Household type by relationship:

Households: 16,911
  • Male householders: 3,268 (776 living alone), Female householders: 3,193 (874 living alone)
  • 3,510 spouses (3,479 opposite-sex spouses), 504 unmarried partners, (504 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,062 children (4,900 natural, 76 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 255 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 0 foster children, 172 other relatives, 385 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 444

Size of family households: 2,234 2-persons, 897 3-persons, 551 4-persons, 385 5-persons, 176 6-persons, 183 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,933 1-person, 307 2-persons, 35 3-persons.

2,562 married couples with children.
1,107 single-parent households (514 men, 593 women).

94.6% of residents of Buffalo speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 939 (5.6%)
(30.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • 27no bedroom
  • 711 bedroom
  • 7402 bedrooms
  • 1,9763 bedrooms
  • 2,0234 bedrooms
  • 2235+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • 74no bedroom
  • 3771 bedroom
  • 7702 bedrooms
  • 2603 bedrooms
  • 894 bedrooms
  • 05+ 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
  • 124no vehicle
  • 1,1701 vehicle
  • 2,4642 vehicles
  • 9323 vehicles
  • 3054 vehicles
  • 665+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo in renter-occupied apartments
  • 117no vehicle
  • 8661 vehicle
  • 4532 vehicles
  • 1343 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • 271 room
  • 92 rooms
  • 473 rooms
  • 3484 rooms
  • 5645 rooms
  • 1,0236 rooms
  • 1,1367 rooms
  • 7358 rooms
  • 1,1739+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • 621 room
  • 1512 rooms
  • 3153 rooms
  • 4614 rooms
  • 2835 rooms
  • 1646 rooms
  • 427 rooms
  • 658 rooms
  • 279+ 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, MN
  • Buffalo, MN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Buffalo, MN in 2022
  • 378Less than $10,000
  • 195$10,000 to $19,999
  • 617$20,000 to $29,999
  • 482$30,000 to $39,999
  • 547$40,000 to $49,999
  • 785$50,000 to $59,999
  • 357$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,056$75,000 to $99,999
  • 570$100,000 to $124,999
  • 478$125,000 to $149,999
  • 921$150,000 to $199,999
  • 382$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Buffalo, MN

  • Distribution of house value in Buffalo, MN in 2022
  • 52Less than $10,000
  • 71$15,000 to $19,999
  • 48$20,000 to $24,999
  • 16$25,000 to $29,999
  • 21$30,000 to $34,999
  • 11$35,000 to $39,999
  • 32$40,000 to $49,999
  • 9$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19$90,000 to $99,999
  • 31$100,000 to $124,999
  • 273$150,000 to $174,999
  • 359$175,000 to $199,999
  • 936$200,000 to $249,999
  • 750$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,279$300,000 to $399,999
  • 637$400,000 to $499,999
  • 134$500,000 to $749,999
  • 96$750,000 to $999,999
  • 10$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 16$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 21$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Buffalo, MN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Buffalo, MN in 2022
  • 20$100 to $149
  • 15$200 to $249
  • 12$250 to $299
  • 13$300 to $349
  • 73$350 to $399
  • 15$400 to $449
  • 31$450 to $499
  • 45$500 to $549
  • 24$550 to $599
  • 76$650 to $699
  • 56$700 to $749
  • 47$750 to $799
  • 168$800 to $899
  • 182$900 to $999
  • 346$1,000 to $1,249
  • 151$1,250 to $1,499
  • 121$1,500 to $1,999
  • 17$2,000 to $2,499
  • 57$3,000 to $3,499
  • 41No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.1%
Number of people working at home: 904 (10.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 305
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,001
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,060
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 825
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 479
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 312
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 874
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 210
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 581
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 905
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 689
  • 90 or more minutes: 147
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Buffalo

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,245 (77.6%)
  • Carpooled: 433 (5.4%)
  • Bus: 95 (1.2%)
  • Taxi: 104 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 12 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 142 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 904 (11.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.6%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Buffalo, Minnesota
  • 4702010 or later
  • 1862000 to 2009
  • 1001990 to 1999
  • 201980 to 1989
  • 301970 to 1979
  • 21Before 1970
Ancestries in Buffalo, MN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 2,144 (30.6%)
  • American: 1,493 (21.3%)
  • Norwegian: 610 (8.7%)
  • Finnish: 600 (8.6%)
  • English: 408 (5.8%)
  • European: 308 (4.4%)
  • Irish: 217 (3.1%)
  • Polish: 164 (2.3%)
  • Russian: 135 (1.9%)
  • Scandinavian: 113 (1.6%)
  • Swedish: 97 (1.4%)
  • French Canadian: 84 (1.2%)
  • Czech: 47 (0.7%)
  • Bulgarian: 36 (0.5%)
  • Brazilian: 32 (0.5%)
  • Austrian: 26 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 19 (0.3%)
  • British: 13 (0.2%)
  • French: 12 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 10 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 10 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 4 (0.06%)
  • Italian: 2 (0.03%)

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

Germany
Buffalo:

30.1% (232)
Minnesota:

1.4% (6,670)

Russia
Buffalo:

18.5% (143)
Minnesota:

1.3% (6,329)

Philippines
Buffalo:

14.6% (113)
Minnesota:

2.0% (9,850)

Mexico
Buffalo:

6.3% (49)
Minnesota:

12.1% (58,312)

Korea
Buffalo:

4.9% (38)
Minnesota:

2.4% (11,675)

Brazil
Buffalo:

4.3% (33)
Minnesota:

0.6% (2,981)

Nicaragua
Buffalo:

3.2% (25)
Minnesota:

0.2% (946)

United Arab Emirates
Buffalo:

2.2% (17)
Minnesota:

0.1% (416)

Kenya
Buffalo:

2.2% (17)
Minnesota:

3.3% (15,701)

Canada
Buffalo:

2.2% (17)
Minnesota:

2.5% (11,939)

Vietnam
Buffalo:

1.6% (12)
Minnesota:

3.8% (18,442)

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

  • This state: 13,651
  • Other state: 2,355
  • Northeast: 85
  • Midwest: 1,465
  • South: 512
  • West: 313

90.9% of Buffalo residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83.5% lived in Minnesota.


Buffalo:

90.9%
State average:

87.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 111
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 68
  • 9th grade: 6
  • 10th grade: 83
  • 11th grade: 36
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,727
  • Less than 1 year of college: 368
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,072
  • Associate degree: 564
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,021
  • Master's degree: 331
  • Professional school degree: 50
  • Doctorate degree: 194
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 77
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 42
  • 9th grade: 29
  • 10th grade: 25
  • 11th grade: 156
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 16
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,321
  • Less than 1 year of college: 549
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 895
  • Associate degree: 840
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,144
  • Master's degree: 593
  • Professional school degree: 75
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Buffalo marital status for males
Buffalo marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,566
  • One, attached: 594
  • Two: 169
  • 3 or 4: 190
  • 5 to 9: 234
  • 10 to 19: 202
  • 20 to 49: 411
  • 50 or more: 78
  • Mobile homes: 327

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,986

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 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, MN
  • 91.2%Utility gas
  • 6.8%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Buffalo, MN
  • 54.6%Utility gas
  • 39.1%Electricity
  • 2.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.3%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 523
Here:

30.0%
Minnesota:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:

0.8%
Minnesota:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 160
Here:

39.3%
Minnesota:

26.2%
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