Buffalo, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

735

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.9

37.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.8%

43.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$47,120

53.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$196,300

8.91% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Buffalo, KY is home to a population of 735 people, from which 84.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.7% of Buffalo, KY residents were born outside of the country (130 people).

In 2024, there were 4.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (549 people) in Buffalo, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 114 Other (Hispanic) and 42 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.5%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.5% of Buffalo, KY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Buffalo, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Buffalo, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Buffalo, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
549 ± 292
Other (Hispanic)
114 ± 133
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
42 ± 63

17.7%

Hispanic Population

130 people

17.7% of the people in Buffalo, KY are hispanic (130 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Buffalo, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

17.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

130 people

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

As of 2024, 17.7% of Buffalo, KY residents (130 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Buffalo, KY was 6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Buffalo, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

9 ± 24

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Buffalo, KY.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Buffalo, KY was $196,300 in 2024, which is 0.59 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,500 to $196,300, a 8.91% decrease. The homeownership rate in Buffalo, KY is 75.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Buffalo, KY have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Buffalo, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$196,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$69,529

$222

Median Property Taxes

±$133

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 Buffalo, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Buffalo, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.8%

Homeownership

2024

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.8% of the housing units in Buffalo, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Buffalo, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,120

Median Household Income

± $40,967

293

Number of Households

± 132

In 2024, the median household income of the 293 households in Buffalo, KY grew to $47,120 from the previous year's value of $30,660.

The following chart displays the households in Buffalo, KY 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Buffalo, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (90.9%)
Other (9.13%)

In 2024, 90.9% of workers in Buffalo, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (9.13%) and those who carpooled 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.

Commute Time

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Buffalo, KY have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Buffalo, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Buffalo, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Buffalo, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Buffalo, KY have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Buffalo, KY (131 out of 735 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Buffalo, KY is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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.

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