Buffalo, NY Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	292,648	100.0

Male	137,443	47.0
Female	155,205	53.0

Under 5 years	20,768	7.1
5 to 9 years	22,773	7.8
10 to 14 years	21,466	7.3
15 to 19 years	20,948	7.2
20 to 24 years	24,031	8.2
25 to 34 years	42,150	14.4
35 to 44 years	43,741	14.9
45 to 54 years	35,097	12.0
55 to 59 years	11,976	4.1
60 to 64 years	10,371	3.5
65 to 74 years	19,803	6.8
75 to 84 years	14,516	5.0
85 years and over	5,008	1.7

Median age (years)	33.6	(X)

18 years and over	215,691	73.7
Male	98,160	33.5
Female	117,531	40.2
21 years and over	201,564	68.9
62 years and over	45,447	15.5
65 years and over	39,327	13.4
Male	14,774	5.0
Female	24,553	8.4

RACE
One race	285,469	97.5
White	159,300	54.4
Black or African American	108,951	37.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,250	0.8
Asian	4,093	1.4
Asian Indian	730	0.2
Chinese	662	0.2
Filipino	189	0.1
Japanese	145	0.0
Korean	245	0.1
Vietnamese	1,325	0.5
Other Asian ¹	797	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	120	0.0
Native Hawaiian	18	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	23	0.0
Samoan	11	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	68	0.0
Some other race	10,755	3.7
Two or more races	7,179	2.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	164,588	56.2
Black or African American	112,880	38.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,048	1.4
Asian	4,888	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	287	0.1
Some other race	13,711	4.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	292,648	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	22,076	7.5
Mexican	1,030	0.4
Puerto Rican	17,250	5.9
Cuban	353	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,443	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	270,572	92.5
White alone	151,450	51.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	292,648	100.0
In households	281,522	96.2
Householder	122,720	41.9
Spouse	33,888	11.6
Child	88,587	30.3
Own child under 18 years	67,315	23.0
Other relatives	16,306	5.6
Under 18 years	7,239	2.5
Nonrelatives	20,021	6.8
Unmarried partner	7,990	2.7
In group quarters	11,126	3.8
Institutionalized population	5,203	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	5,923	2.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	122,720	100.0
Family households (families)	67,053	54.6
With own children under 18 years	35,071	28.6
Married-couple family	33,888	27.6
With own children under 18 years	14,707	12.0
Female householder, no husband present	27,387	22.3
With own children under 18 years	17,687	14.4
Nonfamily households	55,667	45.4
Householder living alone	46,225	37.7
Householder 65 years and over	14,803	12.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	39,393	32.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	29,128	23.7

Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	145,574	100.0
Occupied housing units	122,720	84.3
Vacant housing units	22,854	15.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	254	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	122,720	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	53,323	43.5
Renter-occupied housing units	69,397	56.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.16	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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