Buffalo vs McCausland

A side-by-side comparison of Buffalo and McCausland: population, income, housing, and more.

Buffalo and McCausland are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buffalo has the higher population (1,090 vs 346 in McCausland). Buffalo has the higher median household income ($74,773 vs $65,625 in McCausland). McCausland has the higher median home value ($167,300 vs $120,400 in Buffalo).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo	McCausland
Population	1,090	346
Median age	39.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,773	$65,625
Median home value	$120,400	$167,300
Median gross rent	$821	$1,292
Housing units	523	164
Homeownership rate	78.3%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo	McCausland
Population	1,182 → 1,090 (-7.8%)	403 → 346 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $74,773 (+32.9%)	$80,179 → $65,625 (-18.2%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $120,400 (-0.6%)	$136,800 → $167,300 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $821 (+71.8%)	$1,200 → $1,292 (+7.7%)

Buffalo

Population

1,1821,090

Median household income

$56,250$74,773

Median home value

$121,100$120,400

Median gross rent

$478$821

McCausland

Population

403346

Median household income

$80,179$65,625

Median home value

$136,800$167,300

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,292

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo	McCausland
Under 5	3.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	23.6%	19.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.4%	7.8%
55 to 64	18.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	13.3%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo	McCausland
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	5.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo	McCausland
No high school diploma	11.7%	5.6%
High school graduate	27.5%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	48.5%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo	McCausland
Drove alone	87.4%	86.4%
Carpooled	8.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	11.1%
Other means	0.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo	McCausland
1-unit, detached	94.1%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo	McCausland
Poverty rate	16.3%	14.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1952	1965