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People MapStats |
Buffalo |
New York |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
276,059 | 19,306,183 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-5.7% | 1.7% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-16,589 | 329,362 |
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Population, 2000 |
292,648 | 18,976,457 |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
20,768 | 1,239,417 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
76,957 | 4,690,107 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.3% | 24.7% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
39,327 | 2,448,352 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.4% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
53.0% | 51.8% |
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White persons, 2000 |
159,300 | 12,893,689 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 |
108,951 | 3,014,385 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 |
2,250 | 82,461 |
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Asian persons, 2000 |
4,093 | 1,044,976 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 |
120 | 8,818 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 |
10,755 | 1,341,946 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
7,179 | 590,182 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 |
22,076 | 2,867,583 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
54.4% | 67.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
37.2% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.4% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 |
3.7% | 7.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.5% | 3.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
7.5% | 15.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
54.1% | 61.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.4% | 20.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
12.4% | 28.0% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
136,475 | 3,480,768 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.3% | 27.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.2 | 31.7 |
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Households, 2000 |
122,720 | 7,056,860 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.29 | 2.61 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
145,574 | 7,679,307 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
43.5% | 53.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$59,300 | $148,700 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$24,536 | $43,393 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,991 | $23,389 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
26.6% | 14.6% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 |
11,891 | 522,704 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 |
39,397 | 1,346,696 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 |
22.8% | 14.1% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 |
57.4% | 41.0% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 |
42.4% | 49.6% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 |
51.5% | 56.9% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
20,248 | 588,189 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
6,568 | 3,100 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
16,591 | 483,078 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
3,657 | 105,111 |
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Business MapStats |
Buffalo |
New York |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
13,045 | 1,707,168 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
13.4% | 7.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.8% | 29.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.9% | 8.5% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.8% | 9.6% |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,757,606 | 343,663,041 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,495,330 | 178,067,530 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,203 | $9,291 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
370,456 | 27,835,952 |
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