Buffalo

Population: 4,516
Median household income: $61,813
Median home value: $272,300

Buffalo, a community in Johnson County, Wyoming, has 4,516 residents. Its median household income of $61,813 runs in line with the Johnson County figure of $63,905.

From 2019 to 2023, Buffalo's population declined 1.4% from 4,578 to 4,516, while its median home value rose 16.3% from $234,100 to $272,300.

30.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,516
Median age: 49.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,813
Median home value: $272,300
Median gross rent: $1,066
Housing units: 2,378
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5784,516

Median household income

$58,679$61,813

Median home value

$234,100$272,300

Median gross rent

$888$1,066

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,578	$58,679	$234,100	$888
2020	4,606	$53,428	$227,800	$859
2021	4,389	$51,111	$232,600	$913
2022	4,475	$55,245	$266,500	$919
2023	4,516	$61,813	$272,300	$1,066

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	260	5.8%
5 to 17	541	12.0%
18 to 24	416	9.2%
25 to 34	453	10.0%
35 to 44	404	8.9%
45 to 54	544	12.0%
55 to 64	466	10.3%
65 to 74	878	19.4%
75 and over	554	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,130	91.5%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	1.0%
Asian	45	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.9%
Two or more races	97	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	158	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	4.2%
High school graduate	970	29.4%
Some college or associate's	1,172	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	699	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	321	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked8.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,295	66.6%
Carpooled	107	5.5%
Public transit	23	1.2%
Walked	172	8.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	335	17.2%
Other means	11	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,217	75.7%
15 to 29 min	175	10.9%
30 to 44 min	144	9.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	72	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 11.9% (522 of 4,399)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,100	48.7%
Nonfamily households	1,158	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,258	95.0%
Vacant	120	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,713	75.9%
Renter-occupied	545	24.1%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,747	73.5%
1-unit, attached	133	5.6%
2 to 4 units	135	5.7%
5 to 19 units	137	5.8%
20 or more units	74	3.1%
Mobile home & other	152	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5610685
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.3385, -106.7153

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