Buffalo, NY Employment & Jobs

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state rank#685
72/100
us rank#12,340

Buffalo employment information

IndexBuffaloNew YorkNational
Income per capita$18,139$31,957$26,505
Median household income$29,689$67,635$54,595
Median household income owner occupied$45,526$79,472$63,664
Median household income renter occupied$20,023$41,550$35,685
Median earnings male$26,077$45,665$38,921
Median earnings female$18,756$26,443$23,115
Unemployment rate (2000)12.5%4.5%4.0%
Unemployment rate (2010)7.7%8.2%9.5%
Unemployment rate (2012)7.9%8.0%8.3%
Poverty level26.6%8.8%12.3%
The data is based upon 2010 estimates.
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The income per capita in Buffalo is 43.2% less than the New York average and 31.6% less than the national average. The median household income in Buffalo is 56.1% less than the New York average and 45.6% less than the national average. The median household income in Buffalo for owner occupied housing is 127.4% greater than the median household income for renter occupied housing in Buffalo.

The poverty level in Buffalo is 200.9% greater than the New York average and 116.4% greater than the national average. The median earnings for males in Buffalo is 39% greater than the median earnings for females in Buffalo.

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Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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