Buffalo, IA Population

Overview

968

Total Population

45.4

Median age

48.04%

Female population %

108.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Buffalo is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buffalo's population under 18 was 18.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buffalo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buffalo, 13.95% were under the age of 15, 11.98% aged 15 to 29, 55.17% aged 30 to 64, 17.36% aged 65 to 84, and 1.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 less females than males in Buffalo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.04% females and 51.96% males in Buffalo, IA.
The Buffalo, IA gender ratio is 108.2:100 i.e. 108.2 men to 100 women (1.082).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 53.

Buffalo's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Buffalo population: 89.26% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 1.03% are Asian, 8.88% are some other race and 0.52% are multiracial.
Buffalo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 938 (96.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buffalo is White with a population of 864 (89.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,370 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Buffalo's population decreased by 103 (7.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buffalo's population decreased by 88 (6.95%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,164.