Buffalo Center, IA Population

Overview

1,080

Total Population

56.3

Median age

51.11%

Female population %

95.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

89.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Buffalo Center's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Buffalo Center is 56.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buffalo Center's population under 18 was 20.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buffalo Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buffalo Center, 16.67% were under the age of 15, 8.33% aged 15 to 29, 44.35% aged 30 to 64, 26.76% aged 65 to 84, and 3.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Buffalo Center:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.11% females and 48.89% males in Buffalo Center, IA.
The Buffalo Center, IA gender ratio is 95.7:100 i.e. 95.7 men to 100 women (0.957).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 88.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 71.

Buffalo Center's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Buffalo Center population: 97.22% are White, 1.48% are Asian and 1.30% are multiracial.
Buffalo Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 39 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,041 (96.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buffalo Center is White with a population of 1,05 (97.22% of the total population).

Buffalo Center's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 972 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Buffalo Center's population decreased by 68 (7.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buffalo Center's population decreased by 46 (5.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Buffalo Center's population was lowest in year 2009 at 847.