Buffalo, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

936

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

21.2

2.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.7%

0.689% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$84,441

4.76% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Buffalo, OH employs 539 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Buffalo, OH were Manufacturing (135 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (128 people), and Construction (115 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($44,694), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,714), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,714).

Employment

Occupations

539

2024 Value

± 243

27.4%

1 Year growth

± 56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Buffalo, OH grew at a rate of 27.4%, from 423 employees to 539 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Buffalo, OH, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (147 people), Production Occupations (76 people), and Management Occupations (67 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Buffalo, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

539

2024 Value

± 243

27.4%

1 Year growth

± 56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Buffalo, OH grew at a rate of 27.4%, from 423 employees to 539 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Buffalo, OH, are Manufacturing (135 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (128 people), and Construction (115 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Buffalo, OH, though some of these residents may live in Buffalo, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,107

Median earning men ± $31,555

$42,875

Median earning women ± $34,258

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($44,694).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,714).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Buffalo, OH was $130,700 in 2024, which is 0.393 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $78,400 to $130,700, a 66.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Buffalo, OH is 80.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Buffalo, OH have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Buffalo, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$130,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$66,720

$167

Median Property Taxes

±$99

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, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

80.7%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.7% of the housing units in Buffalo, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Buffalo, OH 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.

$84,441

Median Household Income

± $34,082

207

Number of Households

± 104

In 2024, the median household income of the 207 households in Buffalo, OH grew to $84,441 from the previous year's value of $80,602.

The following chart displays the households in Buffalo, OH 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Buffalo, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (94.1%)
Carpooled (5.94%)

In 2024, 94.1% of workers in Buffalo, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.94%) 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.

Commute Time

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Buffalo, OH have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Buffalo, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Buffalo, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Buffalo, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Buffalo, OH (128 out of 936 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 16 - 17, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Buffalo, OH is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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