Buffalo

Population: 16,388
Median household income: $88,306
Median home value: $281,900

Located in Wright County, Minnesota, Buffalo is a community with a population of 16,388. Its median household income of $88,306 runs below the Wright County figure of $106,666.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buffalo's population grew 1.1% from 16,210 to 16,388, while its median home value rose 38.4% from $203,700 to $281,900.

Owners occupy 76.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,388
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $88,306
Median home value: $281,900
Median gross rent: $1,111
Housing units: 6,468
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,21016,388

Median household income

$73,955$88,306

Median home value

$203,700$281,900

Median gross rent

$977$1,111

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,210	$73,955	$203,700	$977
2020	16,413	$68,371	$206,800	$1,009
2021	16,121	$74,036	$217,800	$1,087
2022	16,288	$81,868	$260,500	$1,037
2023	16,388	$88,306	$281,900	$1,111

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,012	6.2%
5 to 17	3,013	18.4%
18 to 24	1,293	7.9%
25 to 34	1,840	11.2%
35 to 44	2,362	14.4%
45 to 54	2,254	13.8%
55 to 64	1,819	11.1%
65 to 74	1,558	9.5%
75 and over	1,237	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,075	92.0%
Black or African American	24	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	111	0.7%
Asian	288	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	41	0.3%
Two or more races	430	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	419	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	704	6.4%
High school graduate	2,888	26.1%
Some college or associate's	4,073	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,154	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,251	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,422	79.2%
Carpooled	603	7.4%
Public transit	16	0.2%
Walked	74	0.9%
Bicycle	23	0.3%
Worked from home	890	11.0%
Other means	79	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,422	33.6%
15 to 29 min	1,645	22.8%
30 to 44 min	1,551	21.5%
45 to 59 min	767	10.6%
60+ min	832	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 6.6% (1,049 of 15,983)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,362	69.4%
Nonfamily households	1,926	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,288	97.2%
Vacant	180	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,825	76.7%
Renter-occupied	1,463	23.3%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,353	67.3%
1-unit, attached	661	10.2%
2 to 4 units	279	4.3%
5 to 19 units	431	6.7%
20 or more units	441	6.8%
Mobile home & other	303	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2708452
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.76 sq mi
Water area: 2.14 sq mi
Center point: 45.1795, -93.8640