Buffalo vs Raymond City

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

Buffalo and Raymond City are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buffalo has the higher population (1,110 vs 116 in Raymond City). Since 2019, Buffalo's population has grown faster (-5.6% vs -65.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo	Raymond City
Population	1,110	116
Median age	42.6 yrs	8.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,313	—
Median home value	$124,100	—
Median gross rent	$720	—
Housing units	501	27
Homeownership rate	84.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo	Raymond City
Population	1,176 → 1,110 (-5.6%)	331 → 116 (-65.0%)
Median household income	$39,219 → $55,313 (+41.0%)	$33,929 → $38,542 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $124,100 (+39.1%)	$100,000 → $107,900 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $720 (+16.3%)	—

Buffalo

Population

1,1761,110

Median household income

$39,219$55,313

Median home value

$89,200$124,100

Median gross rent

$619$720

Raymond City

Population

331116

Median household income

$33,929$38,542

Median home value

$100,000$107,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo	Raymond City
Under 5	7.4%	24.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	31.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	22.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	17.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.9%
75 and over	6.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo	Raymond City
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo	Raymond City
No high school diploma	4.2%	30.8%
High school graduate	52.3%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo	Raymond City
Drove alone	85.5%	29.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	70.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo	Raymond City
1-unit, detached	63.7%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.3%	40.7%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo	Raymond City
Poverty rate	21.3%	77.6%
Average household size	2.84	4.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1986	—