Buffalo City

Population: 916
Median household income: $62,917
Median home value: $165,900

Located in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, Buffalo City is a community with a population of 916. At $62,917, its median household income sits below Buffalo County's $68,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buffalo City's population grew 4.7% from 875 to 916, while its median home value rose 8.7% from $152,600 to $165,900.

The median resident is 57.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 916
Median age: 57.1 yrs
Median household income: $62,917
Median home value: $165,900
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 524
Homeownership rate: 93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

875916

Median household income

$58,750$62,917

Median home value

$152,600$165,900

Median gross rent

$1,011$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	875	$58,750	$152,600	$1,011
2020	822	$59,875	$154,600	$1,029
2021	801	$64,107	$157,800	$700
2022	835	$67,955	$175,000	$1,011
2023	916	$62,917	$165,900	$810

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 445.7%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6423.8%

65 to 7418.1%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	2.9%
5 to 17	95	10.4%
18 to 24	43	4.7%
25 to 34	133	14.5%
35 to 44	52	5.7%
45 to 54	86	9.4%
55 to 64	218	23.8%
65 to 74	166	18.1%
75 and over	96	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	870	95.0%
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	46	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate42.3%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	8.1%
High school graduate	318	42.3%
Some college or associate's	229	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	86	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	57	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	379	82.6%
Carpooled	61	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	104	23.6%
15 to 29 min	86	19.5%
30 to 44 min	172	39.1%
45 to 59 min	9	2.0%
60+ min	69	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 9.2% (84 of 916)

	Count	Share
Family households	295	63.7%
Nonfamily households	168	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	463	88.4%
Vacant	61	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	434	93.7%
Renter-occupied	29	6.3%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	459	87.6%
1-unit, attached	4	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5511062
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.89 sq mi
Water area: 3 sq mi
Center point: 44.2232, -91.8659