Compare Buffalo, NY vs New York State (NY) vs United States
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| Metric |
Buffalo, NY City |
New York State (NY) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 276,854 | 19,852,366 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,046 | $1,621 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1938 | 1959 | 1980 |
| Household income | $50,041 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $31,843 | $50,712 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 26.0% | 14.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.3% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 276,854 | 19,852,366 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 184,827 | 14,017,184 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 119,630 | 7,722,646 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $50,041 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $31,843 | $50,712 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 26.0% | 14.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.3% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,046 | $1,621 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1938 | 1959 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 57% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 43% | 54.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 44.3% | 55.2% | 61% |
| Black | 32.2% | 14.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 8.8% | 9.1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9% | 10.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.3% | 19.8% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 87.7% | 80.2% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 88.7% | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 20.0 min | 33.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 11.3% | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 30.3% | 24.6% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 27% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.5% | 10.9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 31.2% | 40.2% | 35.7% |