Humidity & wind
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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.
Conditions
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Local time
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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
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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Cities near Buffalo
- Cheektowaga, NY6 mi · 76,056
- Tonawanda Town, NY6 mi · 56,806
- Rochester, NY66 mi · 206,108
- Irondequoit, NY69 mi · 50,657
- Erie, PA82 mi · 91,838
- Syracuse, NY138 mi · 144,896
- Youngstown, OH154 mi · 58,832
Cities about the same size
- Fort Wayne, IN275,203
- Chula Vista, CA275,533
- Lubbock, TX273,071
- St. Louis, MO278,144
- Chandler, AZ278,748
- Laredo, TX269,515
- Port St. Lucie, FL268,062
- Reno, NV283,621
More in New York
- New York8,584,629
- Yonkers212,603
- Albany101,698
- New Rochelle85,864
- Mount Vernon72,304
- Schenectady69,471
- Utica62,978
- White Plains62,871