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14212

Buffalo, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
13,299
Median household income
$44,020
People below poverty
34.5%
Median home value
$103,400

Income

The median income of households in 14212 was $44,020. An estimated 11.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 11.3
$10,000 to $14,999 8.8
$15,000 to $24,999 14.1
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3
$35,000 to $49,999 16.8
$50,000 to $74,999 14.6
$75,000 to $99,999 11.2
$100,000 to $149,999 10.7
$150,000 to $199,999 3.4
$200,000 or more 1.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48655
Female 45133

An estimated 67.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,390. 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 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.5
Social Security 31.8
Retirement income 21.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 15.3
Cash public assistance income 8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 34.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 46.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 32.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 34.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 46.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 32.4

In 2020-2024, 43.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 14212 in 2020-2024, 94.6% had health insurance coverage and 5.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 38.5% and public coverage was 68%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.2%.


In 2020-2024, 14212 had a total population of 13,299 - 6,901 (51.9%) females and 6,398 (48.1%) males. The median age was 35.6 years. An estimated 29.8% of the population was under 18 years, 32.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 14212 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 426 645
5 to 9 437 680
10 to 14 665 567
15 to 19 341 449
20 to 24 423 508
25 to 29 386 296
30 to 34 422 304
35 to 39 418 435
40 to 44 416 722
45 to 49 409 383
50 to 54 381 385
55 to 59 386 501
60 to 64 614 267
65 to 69 372 337
70 to 74 123 168
75 to 79 113 144
80 to 84 36 31
85 and over 30 79

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 33.4% were White; 27.6% were Black or African American; 2.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 26.1% were Asian; 11.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.8% of the people in 14212 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 33.3% of the people in 14212 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,668 households in 14212. The average household size was 2.83 people.

Married-couple households made up 37.2% of the households in 14212 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.9% of all households, while 26.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.7% of all households.

In 14212, 36.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 37.2
Cohabiting Couples 9.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.4% of males and 41.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.6 38.9
Now married, except separated 41.4 41.7
Separated 2.4 3.7
Widowed 3 6.5
Divorced 9.6 9.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 14212, 313 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 78.9% of the people living in 14212 were U.S. natives. 64% of the 14212 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 21.1% of 14212 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 36.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 14212 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 14212.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 2.1
Asia 74.1
Europe 1.4
Africa 20
Northern America 2.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 14212 in 2020-2024, 30.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.4% of people at least five years old; 16.7% 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 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.4
Other Indo-European languages 17
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.6
Other languages 6.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 14212 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.9
Different house, same county 11.6
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 76.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 23.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 14212 was 3,787 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 230 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,748. College or graduate school enrollment was 809.

Educational Attainment of People in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 23.3
High school diploma or equivalency 32.2
Some college, no degree 22.1
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 8.1
Graduate or professional degree 5.1

Disability

In 14212, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.2% of people under 18 years old, to 18.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 14212, 51.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,994 79.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 872 17.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 100 2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 14212 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 17.3
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.9
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.7
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 2.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 14212 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,247 24.9
Service occupations 1,121 22.3
Sales and office occupations 1,194 23.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 317 6.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,137 22.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 53.6% of 14212 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 22.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 53.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 22.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 7.3
Walked 3.9
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 11.4

In 2020-2024, 14212 had a total of 5,640 housing units. Of these housing units, 41.5% 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"). 58.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 41.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 58.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 58.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 14212 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 55.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 14212 had 4,668 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 972 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 52.8% while renters occupied 47.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.69.

4.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 26.8% and another 11.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 14212:

House Heating Fuel Used in 14212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.3
Electricity 13.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 14212 was $103,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.7 % had a mortgage. 62.3% 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 $1,236 and for owners without a mortgage it was $384.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 14212 was $990. 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.