Demographics of Buffalo city, Minnesota

Buffalo city, Minnesota had 16,878 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +598 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Buffalo city, in four figures

16,878
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,499 ±61.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +598 people.; 38.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,820 ±$5,708
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Buffalo city, Minnesota's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Buffalo city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Buffalo city, Minnesota's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Buffalo city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,280	100.0	100.0
2021	16,454	101.1	100.2
2022	16,526	101.5	100.7
2023	16,559	101.7	101.6
2024	16,737	102.8	102.5
2025	16,878	103.7	103.1

Population of Buffalo city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,280	—
2021	16,454	+174
2022	16,526	+72
2023	16,559	+33
2024	16,737	+178
2025	16,878	+141

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±1.9: for men 38.6 ±2.7 and for women 38.5 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Buffalo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	946 ±193	5.7% ±1.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,022 ±421	18.3% ±2.5	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,380 ±297	8.4% ±1.8	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,118 ±474	25.0% ±2.9	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,185 ±469	25.4% ±2.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,848 ±353	17.3% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,820 ±$5,708, and income per person $39,807 ±$2,643, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Buffalo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	762 ±227	12.0% ±3.5	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	888 ±203	14.0% ±3.1	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	978 ±203	15.5% ±3.1	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	984 ±219	15.5% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,358 ±305	21.5% ±4.7	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	711 ±195	11.2% ±3.0	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	648 ±246	10.2% ±3.9	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Buffalo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,441 ±482	8.9% ±3.0	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	150 to 826	4.0% to 21.0%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	649 ±205	7.5% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	304 ±128	8.5% ±3.4	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Buffalo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buffalo city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	6,506 ±311	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.3% ±0.6	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.1% to 4.3%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.3% ±4.5	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.7% ±4.0	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$314,400 ±$17,139	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,182 ±$114	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Buffalo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	208 to 630	1.3% to 3.8%	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,130 ±329	91.7% ±2.0	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5 to 55	< 0.1% to 0.3%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	110 to 512	0.7% to 3.1%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 173	0.1% to 1.0%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 85	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	481 ±210	2.9% ±1.3	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Buffalo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	12,944 ±507	78.5% ±3.1	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,799 ±412	17.0% ±2.5	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 99	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	703 ±299	4.3% ±1.8	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	133 to 457	0.8% to 2.8%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	149 to 667	0.9% to 4.0%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Buffalo city among the places of Minnesota

69th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Buffalo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hopkins city	18,819 ±52
Albert Lea city	18,330 ±60
Anoka city	17,970 ±63
Red Wing city	16,758 ±32
Ham Lake city	16,702 ±49
Buffalo city	16,499 ±61
Hugo city	16,340 ±30
Hibbing city	16,057 ±19
Bemidji city	15,569 ±41
Monticello city	14,858 ±41
Alexandria city	14,735 ±62

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026