Buffalo

Population: 3,358
Median household income: $32,630
Median home value: $131,300

Buffalo is a community in Dallas County, Missouri, home to 3,358 residents. The median household income of $32,630 is below the Dallas County median ($53,177).

Between 2019 and 2023, Buffalo's population grew 10.2% from 3,047 to 3,358, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $96,500 to $131,300.

Owners occupy 39.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,358
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $32,630
Median home value: $131,300
Median gross rent: $647
Housing units: 1,580
Homeownership rate: 39.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0473,358

Median household income

$23,442$32,630

Median home value

$96,500$131,300

Median gross rent

$757$647

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,047	$23,442	$96,500	$757
2020	3,101	$22,697	$116,800	$536
2021	3,226	$24,459	$112,000	$538
2022	3,319	$27,332	$97,600	$587
2023	3,358	$32,630	$131,300	$647

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	244	7.3%
5 to 17	539	16.1%
18 to 24	410	12.2%
25 to 34	536	16.0%
35 to 44	305	9.1%
45 to 54	369	11.0%
55 to 64	498	14.8%
65 to 74	149	4.4%
75 and over	308	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,025	90.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	73	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	260	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	208	9.6%
High school graduate	972	44.9%
Some college or associate's	453	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	191	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	341	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,085	89.0%
Carpooled	67	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	364	31.6%
15 to 29 min	214	18.6%
30 to 44 min	412	35.8%
45 to 59 min	63	5.5%
60+ min	99	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 38.2% (1,210 of 3,165)

	Count	Share
Family households	896	65.0%
Nonfamily households	483	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,379	87.3%
Vacant	201	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	550	39.9%
Renter-occupied	829	60.1%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units19.2%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,111	70.3%
1-unit, attached	38	2.4%
2 to 4 units	303	19.2%
5 to 19 units	55	3.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2909514
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6452, -93.0966