Buffalo, WV Population

Overview

979

Total Population

47.0

Median age

51.48%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

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 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buffalo's population under 18 was 19.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buffalo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buffalo, 14.91% were under the age of 15, 16.85% aged 15 to 29, 47.70% aged 30 to 64, 18.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 more females than males in Buffalo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.48% females and 48.52% males in Buffalo, WV.
The Buffalo, WV gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 67.

Buffalo's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Buffalo population: 99.59% are White and 0.41% are some other race.
Buffalo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 979 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buffalo is White with a population of 975 (99.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,268 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Buffalo's population increased by 52 (4.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buffalo's population decreased by 28 (2.26%), 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 2001 at 1,182.