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Buffalo, NY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Buffalo is $20,726, which is much lower than the state average of $32,829 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Buffalo median household income is $31,668, which has grown by 29.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 35.25% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Buffalo residents spend 20.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #989

Buffalo, NY	20,726 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buffalo, NY	24,499 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buffalo, NY	26,445 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buffalo, NY	22,327 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1129

Buffalo, NY	31,668 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Buffalo, NY	46,558 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #610

Buffalo, NY	29.07%
New York	35.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Buffalo, NY		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.07%	$9,525, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.11%	$14,658, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.26%	$3,881, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.93%	$17,161, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Buffalo, NY	38,235 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Buffalo, NY	54,215 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Buffalo, NY	New York	U.S.
White	$40,976, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Black	$23,898, see rank	$41,598	$35,600
Hispanic	$19,089, see rank	$40,814	$42,396
Asian	$28,917, see rank	$62,420	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,750, see rank	$36,669	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$62,321, see rank	$42,240	$53,370
One Race, Other	$18,007, see rank	$36,694	$40,300
Two or More Races	$23,229, see rank	$49,102	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Buffalo, NY	New York	U.S.
less than 25	$19,800, see rank	$27,968	$25,788
25 to 44	$32,963, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,313, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$27,110, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Buffalo, NY	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	207,494, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	97,258, 46.87%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	61,392, 63.12%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	43, 0.04%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	61,349, 63.08%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	53,273, 86.84%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,076, 13.16%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	35,866, 36.88%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	110,236, 53.13%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	62,604, 56.79%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	62,604, 56.79%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	55,139, 88.08%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,465, 11.92%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	47,632, 43.21%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Buffalo, NY	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	105,399, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	70,810, 67.18%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	10,761, 10.21%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	12,309, 11.68%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	6,597, 6.26%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	2,478, 2.35%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,444, 2.32%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Buffalo, NY	20.2 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Buffalo, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	108,412	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	53,273, 49.14%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15,390, 28.89%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	12,125, 22.76%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,996, 18.76%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	44, 0.08%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,058, 5.74%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,303, 19.34%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	55,139, 50.86%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,800, 35.91%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	14,671, 26.61%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,648, 30.19%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	39, 0.07%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	188, 0.34%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,742, 6.79%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Buffalo, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	108,412, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	176, 0.16%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	3,565, 3.29%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9,900, 9.13%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,143, 1.98%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11,201, 10.33%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,905, 4.52%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	1,661, 1.53%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,475, 6.89%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,396, 10.51%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	34,290, 31.63%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12,112, 11.17%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,824, 4.45%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,764, 4.39%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Buffalo, NY	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	77,748	30.91%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15,168	26.15%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.