Buffalo County, Nebraska

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 50,323
Median household income: $74,570
Median home value: $236,800

Home to 50,323 residents, Buffalo County is one of Nebraska's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $74,570 runs in line with the Nebraska figure of $74,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buffalo County's population grew 2.3% from 49,209 to 50,323, while its median household income rose 25.5% from $59,431 to $74,570.

66.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,323
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,570
Median home value: $236,800
Median gross rent: $911
Housing units: 21,181
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,20950,323

Median household income

$59,431$74,570

Median home value

$174,800$236,800

Median gross rent

$779$911

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,209	$59,431	$174,800	$779
2020	49,594	$63,513	$185,300	$797
2021	49,840	$65,810	$191,200	$842
2022	50,103	$70,093	$218,600	$885
2023	50,323	$74,570	$236,800	$911

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,039	6.0%
5 to 17	8,524	16.9%
18 to 24	7,395	14.7%
25 to 34	6,391	12.7%
35 to 44	6,337	12.6%
45 to 54	5,159	10.3%
55 to 64	5,433	10.8%
65 to 74	4,646	9.2%
75 and over	3,399	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,591	84.6%
Black or African American	410	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	127	0.3%
Asian	813	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	103	0.2%
Two or more races	1,048	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,219	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,049	6.5%
High school graduate	7,628	24.3%
Some college or associate's	10,824	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,132	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,732	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,706	83.4%
Carpooled	2,506	9.2%
Public transit	49	0.2%
Walked	505	1.9%
Bicycle	60	0.2%
Worked from home	1,199	4.4%
Other means	209	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,227	62.3%
15 to 29 min	5,631	21.6%
30 to 44 min	2,054	7.9%
45 to 59 min	950	3.6%
60+ min	1,173	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 11.0% (5,297 of 48,068)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,831	60.2%
Nonfamily households	7,831	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,662	92.8%
Vacant	1,519	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,812	65.2%
Renter-occupied	6,850	34.8%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,038	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1,094	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1,790	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1,830	8.6%
20 or more units	1,255	5.9%
Mobile home & other	1,174	5.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 31019
State: Nebraska
Land area: 968 sq mi
Water area: 7.15 sq mi
Center point: 40.8553, -99.0750