One thing noticeable about Buffalo, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Buffalo is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Buffalo a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Buffalo is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
A lot of people in Buffalo take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Buffalo, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
In terms of college education, Buffalo is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.34% of adults in Buffalo have a college degree.
The per capita income in Buffalo in 2022 was $30,995, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,980 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 12.73% 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.
