Buffalo vs Upton

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

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

Upton has the higher population (631 vs 533 in Buffalo). Upton has the higher median household income ($45,938 vs $30,660 in Buffalo). Buffalo has the higher median home value ($215,500 vs $131,300 in Upton).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo	Upton
Population	533	631
Median age	55.5 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$30,660	$45,938
Median home value	$215,500	$131,300
Median gross rent	$740	$809
Housing units	281	329
Homeownership rate	67.4%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo	Upton
Population	334 → 533 (+59.6%)	700 → 631 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$40,102 → $30,660 (-23.5%)	$45,096 → $45,938 (+1.9%)
Median home value	$123,900 → $215,500 (+73.9%)	$96,300 → $131,300 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $740 (+19.7%)	$691 → $809 (+17.1%)

Buffalo

Population

334533

Median household income

$40,102$30,660

Median home value

$123,900$215,500

Median gross rent

$618$740

Upton

Population

700631

Median household income

$45,096$45,938

Median home value

$96,300$131,300

Median gross rent

$691$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo	Upton
Under 5	4.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	20.9%
45 to 54	1.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	24.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	28.3%	10.6%
75 and over	1.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo	Upton
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	88.1%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	10.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo	Upton
No high school diploma	18.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	62.9%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo	Upton
Drove alone	100.0%	82.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo	Upton
1-unit, detached	96.4%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo	Upton
Poverty rate	31.5%	16.7%
Average household size	2.07	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1968	1963