Buffalo city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 995 ( 275 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.8 square miles
Population density: 147.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	876	88.04%	27.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	12	1.21%	300.0%
2+ races:	6	0.60%	66.7%
Hispanic:	41	4.12%	28.1%

Total non-White:	119	11.96%	95.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-333	-31.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	58	5.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,270
1,209	95.20%
6	0.47%
1	0.08%
3	0.24%
18	1.42%
32	2.52%
61	4.80%

2000
1,290
1,218	94.42%
0	0.00%
8	0.62%
2	0.16%
1	0.08%
61	4.73%
72	5.58%

1990
1,260
1,204	95.56%
7	0.56%
6	0.48%
0	0.00%
n/a
43	3.41%
56	4.44%

1980
1,441
1,380	95.77%
0	0.00%
9	0.62%
0	0.00%
n/a
52	3.61%
61	4.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-9	-0.7
-11	-0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

14	1.1
16	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-176	-12.2
-5	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo city, IA

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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
Number	Percent
40.4
253	25.4%
742	74.6%
183	18.4%

442
2.24

232	52.5%
142	61.2%
38	16.4%
210	47.5%

2010
Number	Percent
37.9
324	25.5%
946	74.5%
166	13.1%

499
2.55

336	67.3%
258	76.8%
30	8.9%
163	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
327	25.3%
963	74.7%
175	13.6%

488
2.64

344	70.5%
290	84.3%
16	4.7%
144	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
382	30.3%
878	69.7%
132	10.5%

433
2.88

350	80.8%
294	84.0%
30	8.6%
83	19.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
507	35.2%
934	64.8%
113	7.8%

463
3.11

389	84.0%
332	85.3%
28	7.2%
74	16.0%

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	42	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	132	29.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	23	5.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	35	7.9%

Median Household Income	74,667
Per Capita Income	34,368

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	4.8%
Public Assistance	5	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	484	83.0%
Unemployed	3	0.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	487	83.5%
Not in Labor Force	96	16.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	272	154	63.8%
Non-Profit	7	22	24.1%
Self-Employed	13	12	52.0%

Local Government	16	16	50.0%
State Government	3	0	100.0%
Federal Government	4	3	57.1%

Total Private + Self	285	166	63.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30	41	42.3%
Total	315	207	60.3%

Pct. Govt.	8.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	122	23.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	138	26.4%
Professional, Technical	32	6.1%
Service Occupations	59	11.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.8%
All others	171	32.8%

White Collar		55.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	103	19.7%
Manufacturing	95	18.2%
Construction	83	15.9%
Health care and social assistance	54	10.3%
Other services	48	9.2%
Educational services	36	6.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	16	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	15	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	2.5%
Finance and insurance	11	2.1%
Wholesale trade	9	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	0.8%
Public administration	4	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.8%
Utilities	3	0.6%
Information	3	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	39	3.92%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.20%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.20%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	936	97.6%
Other Asian	23	2.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	303	30.5%
Irish	137	13.8%
American	31	3.1%
English	30	3.0%
French	21	2.1%
Scottish	19	1.9%
Italian	16	1.6%
Danish	15	1.5%
Norwegian	10	1.0%
Swedish	10	1.0%
Icelander	9	0.9%
Dutch	7	0.7%
European	6	0.6%
Scandinavian	5	0.5%
Russian	4	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	982	98.7%
Not a citizen	13	1.3%

Native	979	98.4%
Foreign-born	16	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
40	5.8%	55	8.0%	242	35.4%	272	39.8%	58	8.5%	17	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	40	5.8%
9-12 Years	55	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	242	35.4%
Some College	272	39.8%
Bach. Degree	58	8.5%
Grad Degree	17	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +93	R +76	R + 7.9%
D +17
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Donald Trump* (R)	411	64.7%	Joe Biden (D)	211	33.2%	13	2.0%	635	12	18	0.04%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	318	55.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	194	33.9%	60	10.5%	572	4	10	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buffalo city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

211

33.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

411

64.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

635

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Buffalo city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

194

33.9%

Donald Trump (R)

318

55.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

572

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffalo city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	83%	Joni Ernst* (R)	376	59.6%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	224	35.5%	31 [+]	4.9%	631	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 23 (3.6%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 8 (1.3%);
2018	G	51%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	216	53.1%	Fred Hubbell (D)	179	44.0%	12 [+]	2.9%	407	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 9 (2.2%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 3 (0.7%);
2016	S3	68%	Charles Grassley* (R)	353	62.6%	Patty Judge (D)	170	30.1%	41 [+]	7.3%	564	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 31 (5.5%); Other (Write-in) 10 (1.8%);
2014	S2	44%	Bruce Braley (D)	179	47.0%	Joni Ernst (R)	174	45.7%	28 [+]	7.3%	381	-6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 12 (3.1%); Bob Quast (I) 10 (2.6%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 4 (1.0%); Ruth Smith (I) 2 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	43%	Terry Branstad* (R)	219	57.9%	Jack Hatch (D)	136	36.0%	23 [+]	6.1%	378	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 9 (2.4%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 7 (1.9%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 6 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);

*: 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

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	501
Median Value	$131,000

Occupied	442	88.2%
Vacant	59	11.8%

Owned	341	77.1%
Rented	101	22.9%
Median Rent	$767

Single-Family Units	458	91.4%
Detached	458	91.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35	7.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Buffalo city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buffalo city, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buffalo city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buffalo city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffalo city, IA