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Population
274,613
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$164,200
Owner-occupied units

Buffalo, NY

New York · 42.892° N, 78.860° W · 40 sq mi

Buffalo is a city in New York, with a population of 274,613 and about 6,801 residents per square mile. The median household earns $50,041 a year, and the median home is worth $164,200.

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Size & density

Land area
40 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
6,801
People per square mile
Rank by population
#83
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#325
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$50,041
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,046
Per month
Homeownership
43%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19.9 min
One way

People

Median age
34.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
31.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
10.9%
Households
119,630
2.25 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 15/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 202/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 72/yr
Days above 90° 0/yr
Below freezing 104/yr
Annual rainfall 45.4in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 78°F
Coldest month
February
Average low 22°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 31.1%
Professional & business services 10.8%
Retail trade 10.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 10%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in New York

Name
Michael Bloomberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$105B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New York
Source of wealth
Bloomberg LP

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in New York · private sector

Employer
Northwell Health
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in New York

Company
JPMorgan Chase
Revenue
$278.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New York City
Ticker
JPM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of New York

State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
Rose
State capital
Albany
Nickname
The Empire State

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