Buffalo is a large city located in the state of New York. With a population of 276,486 people and 159 associated neighborhoods, Buffalo is the sixth largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Buffalo was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Buffalo is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Buffalo is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buffalo who work in office and administrative support (12.22%), sales jobs (8.62%), and management occupations (8.05%). Also of interest is that Buffalo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Buffalo has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Buffalo has quite a high level of public transit users. Buffalo’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.The overall education level of Buffalo citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.03% of adults in Buffalo have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Buffalo in 2022 was $29,558, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,232 for a family of four. However, Buffalo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Buffalo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buffalo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buffalo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Buffalo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Buffalo include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Buffalo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
