University at Buffalo vs Williamsville

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

University at Buffalo and Williamsville 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 5,430 in Williamsville). Since 2019, University at Buffalo's population has grown faster (+9.8% vs +3.8%).

Population, income & housing

	University at Buffalo	Williamsville
Population	6,776	5,430
Median age	19.4 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$106,250
Median home value	—	$242,800
Median gross rent	$1,438	$1,277
Housing units	309	2,805
Homeownership rate	0.0%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	97.3%	60.3%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	University at Buffalo	Williamsville
Population	6,174 → 6,776 (+9.8%)	5,233 → 5,430 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$11,957 → $22,083 (+84.7%)	$71,625 → $106,250 (+48.3%)
Median home value	—	$170,800 → $242,800 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,438 (+22.1%)	$986 → $1,277 (+29.5%)

University at Buffalo

Population

6,1746,776

Median household income

$11,957$22,083

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,438

Williamsville

Population

5,2335,430

Median household income

$71,625$106,250

Median home value

$170,800$242,800

Median gross rent

$986$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	University at Buffalo	Williamsville
Under 5	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	3.2%	9.3%
18 to 24	91.3%	3.6%
25 to 34	2.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	0.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	2.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	18.0%
75 and over	0.0%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	University at Buffalo	Williamsville
White (non-Hispanic)	53.6%	91.2%
Black or African American	13.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	19.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	University at Buffalo	Williamsville
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	0.0%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	2.7%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	81.7%	30.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	University at Buffalo	Williamsville
Drove alone	45.5%	70.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	2.4%
Public transit	7.7%	0.9%
Walked	32.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	22.5%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	University at Buffalo	Williamsville
1-unit, detached	0.0%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	40.1%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	51.8%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	University at Buffalo	Williamsville
Poverty rate	40.9%	5.5%
Average household size	1.94	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	2004	1951