Buffalo, New York Population & Demographics

Statistic	Buffalo	New York	National
Population	258,989	19,453,561	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	6,413	413	91
Median age	32.9	38.2	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	36%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	49%	43%	43%
Speak English	83%	70%	79%
Speak Spanish	8%	15%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Buffalo is 1453% higher than New York
The median age in Buffalo is 14% lower than New York
In Buffalo 48.10% of the population is White
In Buffalo 37.29% of the population is Black
In Buffalo 4.87% of the population is Asian

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Buffalo population breakdown by race

Race	Buffalo	New York	National
White	48.10%	64.31%	73.35%
Black	37.29%	15.60%	12.63%
Asian	4.87%	8.12%	5.22%
American Indian	0.42%	0.38%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.04%	0.04%	0.18%
Mixed race	3.62%	2.93%	3.06%
Other race	5.65%	8.62%	4.75%

In Buffalo, 10.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Buffalo age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Buffalo, NY demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).