Overview
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Total Population
34.6
Median age
61.63%
Female population %
62.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
0-4 years
Largest age group
74.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Buffalo's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Buffalo is 34.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Buffalo's population under 18 was 36.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Buffalo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Buffalo, 31.72% were under the age of 15, 12.99% aged 15 to 29, 44.41% aged 30 to 64, 10.27% aged 65 to 84, and 0.60% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 77 more females than males in Buffalo:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.63% females and 38.37% males in Buffalo, KS.
- The Buffalo, KS gender ratio is 62.3:100 i.e. 62.3 men to 100 women (0.623).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 25.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 33.
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Race / Ethnicity
Buffalo's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Buffalo population: 97.28% are White and 2.72% are multiracial.
- Buffalo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 331 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Buffalo is White with a population of 322 (97.28% of the total population).
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Year by year
Buffalo's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 290 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Buffalo's population decreased by 59 (20.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Buffalo's population decreased by 14 (6.06%), 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 2019 at 210.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)