Buffalo

Population: 1,804
Median household income: $47,428
Median home value: $62,300

Buffalo, a community in Leon County, Texas, has 1,804 residents. Its median household income of $47,428 runs below the Leon County figure of $59,975.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buffalo's population declined 5.9% from 1,917 to 1,804, while its median home value fell 32.1% from $91,700 to $62,300.

Owners occupy 52.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,804
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $47,428
Median home value: $62,300
Median gross rent: $746
Housing units: 965
Homeownership rate: 52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9171,804

Median household income

$45,078$47,428

Median home value

$91,700$62,300

Median gross rent

$646$746

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,917	$45,078	$91,700	$646
2020	1,880	$38,258	$73,200	$802
2021	1,719	$42,344	$70,900	$821
2022	1,838	$57,813	$79,300	$934
2023	1,804	$47,428	$62,300	$746

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

Age distribution

Under 513.0%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	235	13.0%
5 to 17	231	12.8%
18 to 24	167	9.3%
25 to 34	251	13.9%
35 to 44	262	14.5%
45 to 54	109	6.0%
55 to 64	263	14.6%
65 to 74	171	9.5%
75 and over	115	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,006	55.8%
Black or African American	308	17.1%
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	6	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	484	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	211	18.0%
High school graduate	507	43.3%
Some college or associate's	375	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	65	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	641	85.4%
Carpooled	97	12.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	0.7%
Other means	6	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	270	36.2%
15 to 29 min	122	16.4%
30 to 44 min	193	25.9%
45 to 59 min	70	9.4%
60+ min	91	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 15.8% (285 of 1,804)

	Count	Share
Family households	461	56.8%
Nonfamily households	350	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	811	84.0%
Vacant	154	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	429	52.9%
Renter-occupied	382	47.1%

1-unit, detached40.9%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other43.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	395	40.9%
1-unit, attached	20	2.1%
2 to 4 units	65	6.7%
5 to 19 units	30	3.1%
20 or more units	37	3.8%
Mobile home & other	418	43.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4811116
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 31.4589, -96.0662