Buffalo, MO Population

Overview

3,226

Total Population

41.3

Median age

60.91%

Female population %

64.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

67.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

162

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 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buffalo's population under 18 was 20.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buffalo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buffalo, 16.71% were under the age of 15, 24.98% aged 15 to 29, 34.62% aged 30 to 64, 20.33% aged 65 to 84, and 3.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 704 more females than males in Buffalo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.91% females and 39.09% males in Buffalo, MO.
The Buffalo, MO gender ratio is 64.2:100 i.e. 64.2 men to 100 women (0.642).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 175.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 264.

Buffalo's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Buffalo population: 98.36% are White, 0.09% are Black or African American and 1.55% are Asian.
Buffalo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 162 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,064 (94.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buffalo is White with a population of 3,173 (98.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,708 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Buffalo's population decreased by 239 (7.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buffalo's population increased by 228 (7.39%), 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 2015 at 3,009.