East Aurora vs University at Buffalo

A side-by-side comparison of East Aurora and University at Buffalo: population, income, housing, and more.

East Aurora and University at Buffalo are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University at Buffalo has the higher population (6,776 vs 5,997 in East Aurora). Since 2019, University at Buffalo's population has grown faster (+9.8% vs -3.0%).

Population, income & housing

	East Aurora	University at Buffalo
Population	5,997	6,776
Median age	50.2 yrs	19.4 yrs
Median household income	$101,490	—
Median home value	$334,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,116	$1,438
Housing units	2,651	309
Homeownership rate	70.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.7%	97.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Aurora	University at Buffalo
Population	6,184 → 5,997 (-3.0%)	6,174 → 6,776 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$73,770 → $101,490 (+37.6%)	$11,957 → $22,083 (+84.7%)
Median home value	$221,400 → $334,500 (+51.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$837 → $1,116 (+33.3%)	$1,178 → $1,438 (+22.1%)

East Aurora

Population

6,1845,997

Median household income

$73,770$101,490

Median home value

$221,400$334,500

Median gross rent

$837$1,116

University at Buffalo

Population

6,1746,776

Median household income

$11,957$22,083

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,438

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Aurora	University at Buffalo
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	3.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	91.3%
25 to 34	10.7%	2.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	0.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	2.7%
55 to 64	18.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.4%	0.0%
75 and over	9.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Aurora	University at Buffalo
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	53.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	19.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Aurora	University at Buffalo
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.9%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	2.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	28.0%	81.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Aurora	University at Buffalo
Drove alone	67.2%	45.5%
Carpooled	2.9%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	7.7%
Walked	4.6%	32.2%
Bicycle	1.3%	1.1%
Worked from home	23.5%	9.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Aurora	University at Buffalo
1-unit, detached	61.4%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	25.8%	40.1%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	51.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Aurora	University at Buffalo
Poverty rate	3.1%	40.9%
Average household size	2.31	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1942	2004