Wyoming · Census place 10685
Buffalo, WY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Buffalo, Wyoming (Buffalo, WY — Census place “Buffalo city”) is 4,516 residents, ranking #20 of 205 places in Wyoming. Median household income is $61,813, the median home is worth $272,300 and median gross rent runs $1,066 a month. Looking for the Buffalo Wyoming ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Buffalo, WY: 82834.
- Population
- 4,516Buffalo city residents
- Median household income
- $61,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $272,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,066Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.9%Owner-occupied households
Buffalo ZIP codes (Wyoming)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Buffalo.
The Buffalo WY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Buffalo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Buffalo city median would spend about 20.7% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.9% of residents and 75.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Buffalo city, WY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Buffalo city is a small town in Wyoming, with 4,516 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #20 of 205 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 49.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Buffalo city earn a median of $61,813 a year, 21.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $69,912 median for the 54 Wyoming cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 11.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Buffalo city is valued at $272,300, 10.3% below the national figure and 8% above the $251,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,066 a month, 24.2% below the national figure, or roughly $12,792 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 75.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Wyoming.
- Mills town 4,315
- South Greeley CDP 4,596
- Fox Farm-College CDP 4,224
- Worland city 4,788
- Wheatland town 3,570
- Torrington city 6,174
- Newcastle city 3,348
- Ranchettes CDP 6,389
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Buffalo city?
- Buffalo city has 4,516 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #20 of 205 in Wyoming.
- What is the median household income in Buffalo city?
- Median household income in Buffalo city is $61,813 a year, 21.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Buffalo city?
- Median gross rent is $1,066 a month and the median home value is $272,300, so rent absorbs about 20.7% of median household income.
- Is Buffalo city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Buffalo city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Buffalo city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.