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Buffalo

City in New York · Wikipedia

Part of: Erie County · New York

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276,397 Population FY 2023
5.2% Fund Balance FY 2025
$2,950 Per-Capita Spending FY 2025
5.6% Debt Service FY 2025
25.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2024
43.3 Env. Stress FY 2024

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

27.4% Poverty Rate 2023
30.3% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023
7.2% Unemployment Rate 2023
42.7% Homeownership Rate 2023
Median Household Income
$48,050 (2023)
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2010 2023
Per Capita Income
$30,995 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Home Value
$152,300 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Gross Rent
$989 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Age
34.3 (2023)
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2010 2023
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.5 (2023)
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2010 2023
Financial Documents (56)
Year Title Type
2025 Buffalo OSC Annual Financial Report 2025 OSC_AFR
2024 Buffalo OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_AFR
2024 Buffalo FSMS Report 2024 FSMS_MONITORING
2023 Buffalo Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023 Buffalo OSC Annual Financial Report 2023 OSC_AFR

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Governance & Structure
Governance Structure
Structure
Strong mayor
Fiscal Autonomy
Not specified
ICMA Recognition
—
Notes
Strong Mayor form; Big Five city; county seat of Erie County
OSC Code
140207000000
School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Data: NYS Comptroller · CA State Controller · US Census Bureau benchmarkusa.org