Buffalo vs New Albany

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

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

Buffalo has the higher population (290 vs 66 in New Albany). Buffalo has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $52,500 in New Albany). Since 2019, New Albany's population has grown faster (+65.0% vs -0.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo	New Albany
Population	290	66
Median age	34.2 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$52,500
Median home value	$35,800	—
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	131	33
Homeownership rate	95.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo	New Albany
Population	292 → 290 (-0.7%)	40 → 66 (+65.0%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $68,750 (+69.2%)	$68,125 → $52,500 (-22.9%)
Median home value	$38,900 → $35,800 (-8.0%)	$37,500 → $38,800 (+3.5%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $725 (+34.8%)	—

Buffalo

Population

292290

Median household income

$40,625$68,750

Median home value

$38,900$35,800

Median gross rent

$538$725

New Albany

Population

4066

Median household income

$68,125$52,500

Median home value

$37,500$38,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo	New Albany
Under 5	15.9%	27.3%
5 to 17	22.8%	6.1%
18 to 24	1.7%	3.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	22.7%
35 to 44	9.7%	15.2%
45 to 54	5.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.6%
75 and over	3.1%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo	New Albany
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo	New Albany
No high school diploma	7.5%	31.0%
High school graduate	59.0%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo	New Albany
Drove alone	92.5%	91.7%
Carpooled	2.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo	New Albany
1-unit, detached	90.8%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	27.3%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo	New Albany
Poverty rate	5.2%	50.0%
Average household size	3.09	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	12
Median year structure built	1938	1982