Buffalo

Population: 1,244
Median household income: $69,875
Median home value: $89,200

Buffalo, a community in Harper County, Oklahoma, has 1,244 residents. The median household income of $69,875 is above the Harper County median ($59,191).

Between 2019 and 2023, Buffalo's population declined 7.0% from 1,338 to 1,244, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $73,900 to $89,200.

The median gross rent is $693. 17.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,244
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $69,875
Median home value: $89,200
Median gross rent: $693
Housing units: 578
Homeownership rate: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3381,244

Median household income

$46,618$69,875

Median home value

$73,900$89,200

Median gross rent

$758$693

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,338	$46,618	$73,900	$758
2020	1,313	$48,359	$77,800	$545
2021	1,205	$61,250	$80,800	$781
2022	1,273	$67,500	$84,800	$716
2023	1,244	$69,875	$89,200	$693

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	6.5%
5 to 17	237	19.1%
18 to 24	72	5.8%
25 to 34	92	7.4%
35 to 44	179	14.4%
45 to 54	139	11.2%
55 to 64	206	16.6%
65 to 74	145	11.7%
75 and over	93	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	940	75.6%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	77	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	224	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	13.0%
High school graduate	286	33.5%
Some college or associate's	308	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	104	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	45	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone88.4%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	511	88.4%
Carpooled	37	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	12	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	439	76.0%
15 to 29 min	31	5.4%
30 to 44 min	41	7.1%
45 to 59 min	32	5.5%
60+ min	35	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 9.8% (114 of 1,163)

	Count	Share
Family households	317	74.4%
Nonfamily households	109	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	426	73.7%
Vacant	152	26.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	366	85.9%
Renter-occupied	60	14.1%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	496	85.8%
1-unit, attached	12	2.1%
2 to 4 units	17	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4009850
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8294, -99.6377