Buffalo Demographics

Population Buffalo U.S.
Total Population 3,900 281,421,920
Female 51.7% 50.9%
Male 48.3% 49.1%
18 years and over 76.9% 74.3%
65 years and over 21.5% 12.4%
Married Persons 62.8% 56.5%
Single Persons 37.2% 43.5%
Median Age 43.8 35.3
Average Family Size 2.9 3.1
Ethnicity
White 98.5% 77.0%
Black or African American 0.1% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8% 0.9%
Asian 0.1% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.5% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.9% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Buffalo U.S.
Total Housing Units 1,808 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $102,500 $119,600
Number of Households 1,718 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.21 2.59
Economic Characteristics Buffalo U.S.
Median Household Income $29,392 $41,994
Per Capita Income $19,054 $21,587
In Labor Force 57.7% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 70 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Buffalo U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 402 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 213 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 67 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 33.8% 28.6%
Associates Degree 7.5% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 4.6% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census