2024 population: 1,160,172 ( 6,698 from 2020)
Land area: 1565.1 square miles
Population density: 741.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	861,559	74.26%	3.2%
Black:	137,109	11.82%	0.9%
Indian:	7,327	0.63%	1.9%
Asian:	56,381	4.86%	40.2%
2+ races:	25,902	2.23%	11.0%
Hispanic:	71,894	6.20%	6.7%

Total non-White:	298,613	25.74%	7.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	47,838	10.2
Deaths:	56,909	12.2
Net Migration:	-13,052	-2.8
Net Immigration:	14,865	3.2

Change in White population:	-28,558	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	21,860	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,166,870
890,117	76.28%
138,326	11.85%
7,472	0.64%
40,222	3.45%
23,344	2.00%
67,389	5.78%
276,753	23.72%

2010
1,135,509
903,063	79.53%
134,427	11.84%
7,334	0.65%
25,648	2.26%
17,404	1.53%
46,425	4.09%
232,446	20.47%

2000
1,170,111
965,233	82.49%
134,645	11.51%
7,350	0.63%
15,205	1.30%
12,600	1.08%
33,967	2.90%
204,878	17.51%

1990
1,189,288
1,026,646	86.32%
120,355	10.12%
7,270	0.61%
11,496	0.97%
n/a
23,521	1.98%
162,642	13.68%

1980
1,242,826
1,099,796	88.49%
113,705	9.15%
6,913	0.56%
6,222	0.50%
n/a
15,700	1.26%
143,030	11.51%

1970
1,349,211
1,225,735	90.85%
108,338	8.03%
5,752	0.43%
2,352	0.17%
n/a
5,532	0.41%
123,476	9.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
111,885	9.9
111,889	9.9
-31,002	-2.7
24,110	2.1

-12,946	-1.1
44,307	3.9

Number	Rate
2000's
117,578	10.0
111,673	9.5
-55,162	-4.7
10,092	0.9

-62,170	-5.3
27,568	2.4

Number	Rate
1990's
155,130	13.0
125,080	10.5
-88,336	-7.4
10,092	0.8

-61,413	-5.2
42,236	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
165,701	13.3
125,491	10.1
-85,784	-6.9
n/a

-73,150	-5.9
19,612	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-172,230	-12.8
n/a

-125,939	-9.3
19,554	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.7
233,424	20.1%
926,748	79.9%
217,589	18.8%

497,529
2.28

289,289	58.1%
204,495	70.7%
30,981	10.7%
208,240	41.9%

2010
Number	Percent
40.7
245,434	21.6%
890,075	78.4%
178,752	15.7%

473,720
2.33

286,822	60.5%
201,969	70.4%
35,886	12.5%
186,898	39.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
284,455	24.3%
885,656	75.7%
185,700	15.9%

468,767
2.42

303,215	64.7%
225,742	74.4%
36,262	12.0%
165,552	35.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
281,026	23.6%
908,262	76.4%
180,896	15.2%

460,707
2.52

315,700	68.5%
245,258	77.7%
31,068	9.8%
145,007	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
333,356	26.8%
909,470	73.2%
153,396	12.3%

445,546
2.73

325,785	73.1%
262,831	80.7%
29,160	9.0%
119,761	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	28,603	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	22,336	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	18,898	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	21,226	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	21,222	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	18,855	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	19,587	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	19,122	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	18,979	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	34,688	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	48,106	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	63,292	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	49,742	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	34,009	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	40,541	8.1%
$200,000 or more	38,323	7.7%

Median Household Income	67,624
Per Capita Income	39,127

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	28,061	5.6%
Public Assistance	15,560	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	79,027	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	505,160	72.2%
Unemployed	26,949	3.8%
In Armed Forces	790	0.1%

Total Labor Force	532,899	76.1%
Not in Labor Force	167,140	23.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	199,468	168,112	54.3%
Non-Profit	21,225	43,361	32.9%
Self-Employed	25,793	15,046	63.2%

Local Government	20,800	29,029	41.7%
State Government	15,471	15,084	50.6%
Federal Government	6,387	6,101	51.1%

Total Private + Self	225,261	183,158	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	63,883	93,575	40.6%
Total	289,144	276,733	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	90,322	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	127,693	22.5%
Professional, Technical	145,152	25.6%
Service Occupations	96,736	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,159	0.2%
All others	106,522	18.8%

White Collar		64.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	94,522	16.7%
Retail trade	64,776	11.4%
Educational services	62,919	11.1%
Manufacturing	61,600	10.9%
Accommodation and food services	37,635	6.6%
Finance and insurance	37,196	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	35,981	6.4%
Construction	29,337	5.2%
Public administration	25,406	4.5%
Other services	25,384	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	23,279	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20,594	3.6%
Wholesale trade	11,285	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10,852	1.9%
Information	8,854	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8,575	1.5%
Utilities	4,723	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,457	0.4%
Management	566	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	484	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,141	0.61%
Puerto Rican	39,309	3.38%
Cuban	1,768	0.15%
Dominican	4,293	0.37%

Total Central American	2,440	0.21%
Costa Rican	207	0.02%
Guatemalan	736	0.06%
Honduran	363	0.03%
Nicaraguan	103	0.01%
Panamanian	324	0.03%
Salvadoran	638	0.05%
Other Central American	69	0.01%

Total South American	3,900	0.34%
Argentinean	229	0.02%
Bolivian	110	0.01%
Chilean	91	0.01%
Colombian	1,332	0.11%
Ecuadorian	1,208	0.10%
Paraguayan	82	0.01%
Peruvian	527	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	271	0.02%
Other South American	50	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,402	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	12,642	1.09%
Chinese	6,786	0.58%
Bangladeshi	5,346	0.46%
Burmese	4,601	0.40%
Korean	2,194	0.19%
Vietnamese	1,836	0.16%
Filipino	1,235	0.11%
Thai	900	0.08%
Japanese	731	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	992,589	90.0%
Spanish	33,546	3.0%
Other Indo-European	22,660	2.1%
Arabic	10,492	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9,382	0.9%
Other Asian	9,101	0.8%
Other	7,066	0.6%
Chinese	6,136	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4,697	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	256,591	22.1%
Irish	181,974	15.6%
Italian	175,879	15.1%
Polish	174,374	15.0%
English	92,351	7.9%
American	35,247	3.0%
French	23,442	2.0%
Scottish	17,176	1.5%
European	11,163	1.0%
Dutch	9,166	0.8%
Russian	8,156	0.7%
French Canadian	8,117	0.7%
Hungarian	7,738	0.7%
Swedish	7,517	0.6%
Ukrainian	7,256	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,129,918	97.1%
Not a citizen	33,544	2.9%

Native	1,085,039	93.3%
Foreign-born	78,423	6.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23,684	2.9%	41,423	5.0%	223,631	27.1%	249,690	30.3%	159,849	19.4%	125,658	15.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23,684	2.9%
9-12 Years	41,423	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	223,631	27.1%
Some College	249,690	30.3%
Bach. Degree	159,849	19.4%
Grad Degree	125,658	15.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,178,312	1,115,764	62,548	5.3%
1991	1,172,768	1,089,788	82,980	7.1%
1992	1,168,890	1,080,128	88,762	7.6%
1993	1,160,782	1,081,478	79,304	6.8%
1994	1,157,934	1,087,862	70,072	6.1%
1995	1,149,472	1,087,964	61,508	5.4%
1996	1,155,148	1,096,390	58,758	5.1%
1997	1,177,534	1,114,744	62,790	5.3%
1998	1,169,450	1,106,474	62,976	5.4%
1999	1,155,668	1,094,570	61,098	5.3%

2000	1,152,850	1,103,678	49,172	4.3%
2001	1,137,904	1,082,910	54,994	4.8%
2002	1,162,904	1,097,402	65,502	5.6%
2003	1,162,286	1,092,896	69,390	6.0%
2004	1,164,622	1,096,304	68,318	5.9%
2005	1,167,280	1,105,762	61,518	5.3%
2006	1,167,118	1,108,808	58,310	5.0%
2007	1,151,116	1,096,568	54,548	4.7%
2008	1,166,004	1,097,990	68,014	5.8%
2009	1,169,196	1,070,176	99,020	8.5%

2010	1,148,008	1,047,976	100,032	8.7%
2011	1,130,360	1,036,948	93,412	8.3%
2012	1,133,448	1,035,780	97,668	8.6%
2013	1,129,496	1,041,312	88,184	7.8%
2014	1,098,594	1,029,134	69,460	6.3%
2015	1,097,766	1,037,120	60,646	5.5%
2016	1,091,308	1,034,810	56,498	5.2%
2017	1,086,104	1,028,250	57,854	5.3%
2018	1,080,942	1,031,728	49,214	4.6%
2019	1,078,034	1,032,800	45,234	4.2%

2020	1,074,792	970,884	103,908	9.7%
2021	1,080,724	1,021,708	59,016	5.5%
2022	1,085,218	1,045,882	39,336	3.6%
2023	1,098,348	1,056,078	42,270	3.8%
2024	1,114,622	1,071,028	43,594	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	538,812
Median Value	$191,023

Occupied	497,529	92.3%
Vacant	41,283	7.7%

Owned	329,530	66.2%
Rented	167,999	33.8%
Median Rent	$954

Single-Family Units	344,028	63.8%
Detached	327,674	60.8%
Attached	16,354	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	69,666	12.9%
Mobile Homes	10,035	1.9%

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area