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Buffalo city, NY


Erie County, NY

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 276,688   ( 15,378 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.4 square miles
Population density: 6852.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:120,589 43.58% 0.7%
Black:89,29532.27% 8.5%
Indian:7940.29% 50.3%
Asian:21,0027.59% 150.3%
2+ races:9,9463.59% 68.0%
Hispanic:34,15212.34% 24.1%
Total non-White:156,09956.42% 10.3%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:788 0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:14,590 6.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
261,310
119,80145.85%
97,63737.36%
1,5970.61%
8,3923.21%
5,9192.27%
27,51910.53%
141,50954.15%

2000
292,648
152,10951.98%
107,37136.69%
2,0410.70%
3,9051.33%
5,1631.76%
21,6997.41%
140,53948.02%

1990
328,123
207,46763.23%
99,70730.39%
2,2010.67%
3,4611.05%
n/a
15,2874.66%
120,65636.77%

1980
357,870
250,48969.99%
94,83326.50%
1,9680.55%
1,3350.37%
n/a
8,9262.49%
107,38130.01%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-32,308 -11.0
970 0.3
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-55,358 -16.9
19,883 6.1
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-43,022 -12.0
13,275 3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo city, NY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
33.9
61,835 22.3%
214,853 77.7%
37,156 13.4%
118,897
2.25
58,177 48.9%
29,225 50.2%
12,167 20.9%
60,720 51.1%

2010
NumberPercent
33.2
61,576 23.6%
199,734 76.4%
29,813 11.4%
112,536
2.24
57,186 50.8%
26,444 46.2%
14,910 26.1%
55,350 49.2%

2000
NumberPercent
33.8
77,085 26.3%
215,563 73.7%
39,524 13.5%
122,672
2.30
67,408 54.9%
35,018 51.9%
17,877 26.5%
55,264 45.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.2
79,585 24.3%
248,538 75.7%
49,054 14.9%
135,595
2.35
78,865 58.2%
46,838 59.4%
16,941 21.5%
56,730 41.8%

1980
NumberPercent
31.5
90,013 25.2%
267,857 74.8%
53,727 15.0%
140,835
2.47
87,714 62.3%
58,770 67.0%
14,942 17.0%
53,121 37.7%

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo city, NY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units136,421 
Median Value$132,100 
Occupied118,89787.2%
Vacant17,52412.8%
Owned50,69342.6%
Rented68,20457.4%
Median Rent$942 
Single-Family Units54,57840.0%
    Detached49,99436.6%
    Attached4,5843.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units22,89816.8%
Mobile Homes2920.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buffalo city, NY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00011,4509.6%
$10,000 to $14,99910,4858.8%
$15,000 to $19,9996,9995.9%
$20,000 to $24,9996,7135.6%
$25,000 to $29,9996,0415.1%
$30,000 to $34,9995,6924.8%
$35,000 to $39,9995,3944.5%
$40,000 to $44,9995,5384.7%
$45,000 to $49,9994,4423.7%
$50,000 to $59,9998,4907.1%
$60,000 to $74,99911,5449.7%
$75,000 to $99,99912,33810.4%
$100,000 to $124,9998,7367.3%
$125,000 to $149,9995,0714.3%
$150,000 to $199,9995,0274.2%
$200,000 or more4,9374.2%
Median Household Income46,184 
Per Capita Income29,558 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI11,4669.6%
Public Assistance6,6995.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps36,37730.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed105,44864.6%
Unemployed7,7534.7%
In Armed Forces1570.1%
Total Labor Force113,35869.4%
Not in Labor Force49,89730.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 35.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector40,10837,03252.0%
Non-Profit5,74612,77731.0%
Self-Employed4,8352,96262.0%
Local Government4,6266,32142.3%
State Government3,3593,52448.8%
Federal Government1,0511,27345.2%
Total Private + Self44,94339,99452.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.14,78223,89538.2%
Total59,72563,88948.3%
Pct. Govt.16.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts15,60712.6%
Sales and Office Occupations25,78320.8%
Professional, Technical30,15224.4%
Service Occupations29,92824.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2210.2%
All others22,26218.0%
White Collar 57.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance23,48019.0%
Educational services14,49511.7%
Retail trade12,97110.5%
Accommodation and food services10,8198.7%
Manufacturing10,7178.7%
Finance and insurance7,0415.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6,9255.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6,0644.9%
Public administration5,7794.7%
Transportation and warehousing5,6164.5%
Other services5,6124.5%
Construction4,5813.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,6982.2%
Information2,3201.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,0791.7%
Wholesale trade1,5451.2%
Utilities4500.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4070.3%
Management820.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction510.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buffalo city, NY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,6240.95%
Puerto Rican24,8578.98%
Cuban7980.29%
Dominican2,1730.79%
Total Central American7110.26%
Costa Rican220.01%
Guatemalan2880.10%
Honduran870.03%
Nicaraguan370.01%
Panamanian400.01%
Salvadoran1970.07%
Other Central American400.01%
Total South American1,4930.54%
Argentinean1100.04%
Bolivian230.01%
Chilean450.02%
Colombian4810.17%
Ecuadorian5270.19%
Paraguayan140.01%
Peruvian1360.05%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan1570.06%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,4960.54%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian6,2442.26%
Burmese3,8441.39%
Bangladeshi3,5881.30%
Chinese1,5420.56%
Thai8180.30%
Vietnamese6210.22%
Korean4630.17%
Laotian4150.15%
Filipino2590.09%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English209,57080.9%
Spanish19,6127.6%
Other Indo-European10,2033.9%
Other Asian5,8782.3%
Other4,6561.8%
Arabic2,9211.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,8570.7%
Chinese1,4530.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,3260.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish30,31511.0%
German29,01210.5%
Italian28,06810.1%
Polish24,1878.7%
English11,6484.2%
American4,4561.6%
African4,1241.5%
French2,9561.1%
Scottish1,6310.6%
European1,6300.6%
Dutch1,6150.6%
Russian1,4840.5%
Hungarian1,2640.5%
Other Subsaharan African1,2520.5%
French Canadian1,1090.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen262,25494.8%
Not a citizen14,4345.2%
Native246,92789.2%
Foreign-born29,76110.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buffalo city, NY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
9,743 5.3%15,427 8.4%49,724 27.2%53,089 29.0%30,868 16.9%24,049 13.1%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 9,743 5.3%
9-12 Years 15,427 8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 49,724 27.2%
Some College 53,089 29.0%
Bach. Degree 30,868 16.9%
Grad Degree 24,049 13.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buffalo city, NY

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,773 D +5,195 R + 0.2%
D +6,968
2020 vs. 2012 R +4,016 R +3,683 R + 6.8%
D +333
2020 vs. 2008 R -603 R +4,997 R + 1.1%
D -5,600
2016 vs. 2008 R -2,376 R +10,192 R + 0.9%
D -12,568
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 45% Joe Biden (D) 79,658 79.6% Donald Trump* (R) 18,768 18.8% 1,665 1.7% 100,091 -19 -28 1.16%
2016 44% Hillary Clinton (D) 72,690 77.8% Donald Trump (R) 16,995 18.2% 3,767 4.0% 93,452 -18 -28 1.21%
2012 47% Barack Obama* (D) 79,325 82.9% Mitt Romney (R) 14,752 15.4% 1,661 1.7% 95,738 -20 -32 1.35%
2008 52% Barack Obama (D) 85,258 80.4% John McCain (R) 19,371 18.3% 1,450 1.4% 106,079 -18 -27 1.39%
2004 50% John Kerry (D) 78,601 75.4% George W. Bush* (R) 22,670 21.7% 2,994 2.9% 104,265 -18 -29 1.41%
2000 47% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 75,888 74.4% George W. Bush (R) 19,907 19.5% 6,232 6.1% 102,027 -16 -28 1.49%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Buffalo city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 79,658 79.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 18,768 18.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 679 0.7%
Other 986 1.0%
TOTAL 100,091
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -28


2016 President, Buffalo city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 72,690 77.8%
Donald Trump (R) 16,995 18.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,910 2.0%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,742 1.9%
Other 115 0.1%
TOTAL 93,452
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -28


2012 President, Buffalo city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 79,325 82.9%
Mitt Romney (R) 14,752 15.4%
Other 1,661 1.7%
TOTAL 95,738
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -32


2008 President, Buffalo city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 85,258 80.4%
John McCain (R) 19,371 18.3%
Other 1,450 1.4%
TOTAL 106,079
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -27


2004 President, Buffalo city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 22,670 21.7%
John Kerry (D) 78,601 75.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 2,705 2.6%
Other 289 0.3%
TOTAL 104,265
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -29


2000 President, Buffalo city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 19,907 19.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 75,888 74.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,411 4.3%
Other 1,821 1.8%
TOTAL 102,027
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -28
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffalo city, NY

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2018 S1 31% Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+) 57,686 84.7% Chele Farley (R,C+) 10,396 15.3% 0 0.0% 68,082 -18 1.12%
2018 G 32% Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) 53,771 76.8% Marc Molinaro (R,C+) 12,651 18.1% 3,576 [+] 5.1% 69,998 -18 1.15%
2016 S3 42% Charles Schumer* (D,In+) 76,666 86.3% Wendy Long (R,C+) 9,807 11.0% 2,384 [+] 2.7% 88,857 -16 1.20%
2014 G 22% Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) 34,557 74.6% Rob Astorino (R,C) 8,676 18.7% 3,101 [+] 6.7% 46,334 -22 1.21%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote