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14220

Buffalo, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
24,428
Median household income
$70,963
People below poverty
12.5%
Median home value
$186,200

Income

The median income of households in 14220 was $70,963. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.2
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 7.1
$35,000 to $49,999 14.2
$50,000 to $74,999 19.7
$75,000 to $99,999 15.9
$100,000 to $149,999 15.7
$150,000 to $199,999 8.2
$200,000 or more 6.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60364
Female 55579

An estimated 81.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,522. 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 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.3
Social Security 32.7
Retirement income 29.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 16
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.9

In 2020-2024, 14.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 14220 in 2020-2024, 97% had health insurance coverage and 3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.4% and public coverage was 43.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.6%.


In 2020-2024, 14220 had a total population of 24,428 - 12,552 (51.4%) females and 11,876 (48.6%) males. The median age was 40.9 years. An estimated 21.8% of the population was under 18 years, 32.3% was 19 to 44 years, 28% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 14220 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 565 757
5 to 9 783 753
10 to 14 734 748
15 to 19 804 488
20 to 24 584 535
25 to 29 673 930
30 to 34 896 1144
35 to 39 817 674
40 to 44 829 800
45 to 49 816 951
50 to 54 872 773
55 to 59 807 834
60 to 64 884 896
65 to 69 879 797
70 to 74 434 725
75 to 79 331 310
80 to 84 118 142
85 and over 50 295

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 79.5% were White; 6.5% were Black or African American; 1.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.1% were Asian; 4.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.7% of the people in 14220 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 75.9% of the people in 14220 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,435 households in 14220. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 37% of the households in 14220 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.6% of all households, while 19.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33% of all households.

In 14220, 27.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 37
Cohabiting Couples 12.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.1% of males and 38.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.2 40.8
Now married, except separated 40.1 38.7
Separated 1.6 2
Widowed 3.1 7.6
Divorced 13 10.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 14220, 651 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.8% of the people living in 14220 were U.S. natives. 87.8% of the 14220 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.2% of 14220 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 62.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 14220 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 14220.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 19.2
Asia 37.9
Europe 9
Africa 18.5
Northern America 12.5
Oceania 2.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 14220 in 2020-2024, 9.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.3% of people at least five years old; 2.9% 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 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.7
Other languages 3.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 14220 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.2
Different house, same county 4.1
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 14220 was 4,912 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 242 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,864. College or graduate school enrollment was 806.

Educational Attainment of People in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.7
High school diploma or equivalency 30.6
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 14.3
Bachelor's degree 18.3
Graduate or professional degree 10.6

Disability

In 14220, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.3% of people under 18 years old, to 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 14220, 63.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,525 76.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,506 20
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 483 3.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 14220 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 4.1
Manufacturing 7.8
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 7.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 14220 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,514 36.1
Service occupations 2,356 18.8
Sales and office occupations 3,128 25
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 858 6.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,658 13.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.5% of 14220 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2
Walked 3.6
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 6.9

In 2020-2024, 14220 had a total of 11,502 housing units. Of these housing units, 61.6% 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"). 37.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 61.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 37.7
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 54% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 14220 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 71.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 14220 had 10,435 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,067 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.7% while renters occupied 29.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.42 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.08.

2.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.6% and another 10.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 14220:

House Heating Fuel Used in 14220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 96.8
Electricity 2.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.7
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 14220 was $186,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.4 % had a mortgage. 43.6% 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 $1,181 and for owners without a mortgage it was $478.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 14220 was $1,060. 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.