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None of the households in Búfalo, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
In 2024, the median property value in Búfalo, PR was $112,600, and the homeownership rate was 79.5%.
In 2024, there were 8.95 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (662 people) in Búfalo, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 74 Asian (Hispanic) and 34 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2024, there were 8.95 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (662 people) in Búfalo, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 74 Asian (Hispanic) and 34 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
100% of the people in Búfalo, PR are hispanic (797 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Búfalo, PR as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 49,766 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,846 and Colombia with 4,201.
100% of the population of Búfalo, PR has health coverage, with 23.7% on employee plans, 46.9% on Medicaid, 29.4% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 0% under 18 years, 30% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.1% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Búfalo, PR stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Búfalo, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Búfalo, PR employs 330 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Búfalo, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (224 people), Retail Trade (49 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (29 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($12,270) and Health Care & Social Assistance ($12,270).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Búfalo, PR grew at a rate of 40.4%, from 235 employees to 330 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Búfalo, PR, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (103 people), Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (53 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (49 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Búfalo, PR.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Puerto Rico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Búfalo, PR grew at a rate of 40.4%, from 235 employees to 330 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Búfalo, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (224 people), Retail Trade (49 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (29 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Búfalo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Búfalo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($12,472).
The median property value in Búfalo, PR was $112,600 in 2024, which is 0.338 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $104,800 to $112,600, a 7.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Búfalo, PR is 79.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Búfalo, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Búfalo, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 322 households in Búfalo, PR grew to $19,821 from the previous year's value of $16,042.
The following chart displays the households in Búfalo, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 100% of workers in Búfalo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
The following chart displays the households in Búfalo, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Búfalo, PR have 3 cars.
44.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Búfalo, PR (345 out of 781 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Búfalo, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
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Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.