New York · Census place 11000
Buffalo city, NY
Quick answer
Buffalo city has 276,397 residents, ranking #2 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $48,050, the median home is worth $152,300 and median gross rent runs $989 a month.
- Population
- 276,397Buffalo city residents
- Median household income
- $48,050Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $152,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $989Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Buffalo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Buffalo city median would spend about 24.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.4% of residents and 42.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- New York city 8,516,202
- Rochester city 209,720
- Yonkers city 209,529
- Syracuse city 146,211
- Albany city 100,081
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