Buffalo vs Magnolia

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

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

Magnolia has the higher population (637 vs 533 in Buffalo). Magnolia has the higher median household income ($45,083 vs $30,660 in Buffalo). Buffalo has the higher median home value ($215,500 vs $95,700 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo	Magnolia
Population	533	637
Median age	55.5 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$30,660	$45,083
Median home value	$215,500	$95,700
Median gross rent	$740	$1,167
Housing units	281	273
Homeownership rate	67.4%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo	Magnolia
Population	334 → 533 (+59.6%)	616 → 637 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$40,102 → $30,660 (-23.5%)	$48,264 → $45,083 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$123,900 → $215,500 (+73.9%)	$87,300 → $95,700 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $740 (+19.7%)	—

Buffalo

Population

334533

Median household income

$40,102$30,660

Median home value

$123,900$215,500

Median gross rent

$618$740

Magnolia

Population

616637

Median household income

$48,264$45,083

Median home value

$87,300$95,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo	Magnolia
Under 5	4.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.9%	7.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	22.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	1.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	24.0%	18.2%
65 to 74	28.3%	10.2%
75 and over	1.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	75.7%
Black or African American	4.1%	24.3%
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	10.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo	Magnolia
No high school diploma	18.1%	24.8%
High school graduate	62.9%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo	Magnolia
Drove alone	100.0%	95.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	96.4%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	3.6%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo	Magnolia
Poverty rate	31.5%	31.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1968	1975