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14209

Buffalo, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
8,313
Median household income
$50,046
People below poverty
21.8%
Median home value
$429,400

Income

The median income of households in 14209 was $50,046. An estimated 13.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 13.5
$10,000 to $14,999 6.5
$15,000 to $24,999 12.1
$25,000 to $34,999 8
$35,000 to $49,999 9.9
$50,000 to $74,999 8.9
$75,000 to $99,999 8.9
$100,000 to $149,999 16.8
$150,000 to $199,999 5.8
$200,000 or more 9.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60021
Female 60703

An estimated 66.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,059. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.6
Social Security 35.4
Retirement income 21.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.9
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 24.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 22.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 24.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 22.3

In 2020-2024, 15.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 2.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 56.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 9.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 14209 in 2020-2024, 96% had health insurance coverage and 4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.4% and public coverage was 41.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 14209 had a total population of 8,313 - 4,399 (52.9%) females and 3,914 (47.1%) males. The median age was 41.3 years. An estimated 8.7% of the population was under 18 years, 42.8% was 19 to 44 years, 18.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 14209 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 71 159
5 to 9 42 76
10 to 14 120 63
15 to 19 250 205
20 to 24 489 550
25 to 29 571 741
30 to 34 279 228
35 to 39 98 130
40 to 44 239 229
45 to 49 188 290
50 to 54 216 150
55 to 59 258 121
60 to 64 153 191
65 to 69 248 351
70 to 74 250 130
75 to 79 197 382
80 to 84 85 223
85 and over 160 180

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53.4% were White; 31.8% were Black or African American; 4.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.6% were Asian; 14.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.4% of the people in 14209 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.4% of the people in 14209 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,323 households in 14209. The average household size was 1.73 people.

Married-couple households made up 18.4% of the households in 14209 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 43% of all households, while 32.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 26.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 30.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 56.6% of all households.

In 14209, 10.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 18.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
43

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 25.3% of males and 22.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 56.3 54.6
Now married, except separated 25.3 22.1
Separated 3 2.9
Widowed 7.3 9.1
Divorced 8.1 11.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 14209, 99 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88.7% of the people living in 14209 were U.S. natives. 69.4% of the 14209 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11.3% of 14209 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 14209 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 14209.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 33.6
Asia 33.6
Europe 21.2
Africa 4.8
Northern America 6.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 14209 in 2020-2024, 12.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.4% of people at least five years old; 3.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.4
Other Indo-European languages 4.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 2.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 14209 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.2
Different house, same county 11.5
Different county, same state 5.9
Different state 3.9
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 47.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 14209 was 1,795 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 79 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 516. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,200.

Educational Attainment of People in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.5
High school diploma or equivalency 14.1
Some college, no degree 20.8
Associate's degree 9.3
Bachelor's degree 21.8
Graduate or professional degree 25.5

Disability

In 14209, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 10.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 14209, 54.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,410 81
Federal, state, or local government workers 692 16.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 92 2.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 14209 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 2.2
Manufacturing 3.5
Wholesale trade 0.1
Retail trade 7.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4
Information 3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 6.8
Public administration 5.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 14209 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,087 49.6
Service occupations 931 22.1
Sales and office occupations 731 17.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 179 4.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 282 6.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.4% of 14209 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 11.8
Walked 8.7
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 13.2

In 2020-2024, 14209 had a total of 4,935 housing units. Of these housing units, 20.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 79% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 20.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 79
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 64% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 14209 was 4.5 rooms, and of these housing units 32.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 14209 had 4,323 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 612 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 33.7% while renters occupied 66.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.5.

6.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 20.7% and another 6.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 14209:

House Heating Fuel Used in 14209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.3
Electricity 19.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.2
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 14209 was $429,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.5 % had a mortgage. 50.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,742 and for owners without a mortgage it was $749.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 14209 was $1,141. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.