| People QuickFacts | Buffalo | New York |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 261,025 | 19,501,616 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 261,310 | 19,378,104 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.1% | 0.6% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 261,310 | 19,378,102 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.7% | 6.0% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.6% | 22.3% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.4% | 13.5% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.1% | 51.6% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 50.4% | 65.7% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 38.6% | 15.9% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 0.6% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.2% | 7.3% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 10.5% | 17.6% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 45.8% | 58.3% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 81.1% | 88.5% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.4% | 21.8% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 14.2% | 29.5% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 81.1% | 84.6% |
![Bachelor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 22.5% | 32.5% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 16,264 | 986,313 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.0 | 31.4 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2010 | 133,444 | 8,108,103 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 42.6% | 54.8% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 63.3% | 50.5% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $66,200 | $301,000 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 113,359 | 7,215,687 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.24 | 2.59 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $20,072 | $31,796 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $30,230 | $56,951 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 29.9% | 14.5% |
| Business QuickFacts | Buffalo | New York |
![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 13,674 | 1,956,733 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 15.2% | 10.4% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 10.1% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.9% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.0% | 30.4% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 4,499,775 | 162,720,173 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,037,335 | 313,461,904 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,449,610 | 230,718,065 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,320 | $11,879 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219182636im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 414,738 | 39,813,499 |