Buffalo vs Walcott

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

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

Walcott has the higher population (1,895 vs 1,090 in Buffalo). Walcott has the higher median household income ($82,756 vs $74,773 in Buffalo). Walcott has the higher median home value ($171,800 vs $120,400 in Buffalo).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo	Walcott
Population	1,090	1,895
Median age	39.3 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,773	$82,756
Median home value	$120,400	$171,800
Median gross rent	$821	$778
Housing units	523	856
Homeownership rate	78.3%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo	Walcott
Population	1,182 → 1,090 (-7.8%)	1,672 → 1,895 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $74,773 (+32.9%)	$52,850 → $82,756 (+56.6%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $120,400 (-0.6%)	$139,100 → $171,800 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $821 (+71.8%)	$639 → $778 (+21.8%)

Buffalo

Population

1,1821,090

Median household income

$56,250$74,773

Median home value

$121,100$120,400

Median gross rent

$478$821

Walcott

Population

1,6721,895

Median household income

$52,850$82,756

Median home value

$139,100$171,800

Median gross rent

$639$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo	Walcott
Under 5	3.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	23.6%	18.3%
18 to 24	3.8%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.6%	14.4%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo	Walcott
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo	Walcott
No high school diploma	11.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	27.5%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	48.5%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo	Walcott
Drove alone	87.4%	87.4%
Carpooled	8.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.7%	5.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo	Walcott
1-unit, detached	94.1%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	9.9%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo	Walcott
Poverty rate	16.3%	8.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1952	1972