Buffalo, NY
Multi-ZIP Census mosaic for Buffalo, NY: 28 delivery areas, combined population 564,824. Sort the ZIP table by population before trusting any single city average (ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates).
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BUFFALO-NY · Buffalo, NY 28 ZIPs · 564,824 pop · #17307/25278 · Erie County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-WIDE · OWN-LOW · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $61,193
- RANK-LOWER #17307/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Angola
- BOOK-WIDE 28 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 51% owners
- POP-MAJOR 564,824
- SPREAD-SPLIT 14204→14221
- HOME-MID $224,304
Nearest income peer: Angola, NY (+ $4,779 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Buffalo
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Buffalo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Buffalo · this city · lowest
Buffalo · this city · lowest
$61,193 median HH income
- Angola · near
Angola · near
$65,972 median HH income
- Tonawanda · near
Tonawanda · near
$71,406 median HH income
- Depew · near
Depew · near
$74,112 median HH income
- Akron · near
Akron · near
$75,107 median HH income
- East Amherst · highest
East Amherst · highest
$135,663 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Buffalo, NY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a major-metro population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- 32nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 564,824
- city population (Census)
- 28
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,193
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income across a wide ZIP mosaic (28 codes): average household income $61,193 and home value $224,304 hide neighborhood splits. Poverty averages 20.3%, but the rate can concentrate in a minority of ZIPs. Sort the table by population first, then open the largest ZIP and one thin-edge ZIP.
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Erie County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Buffalo, Hamburg, Tonawanda and Lancaster among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. East Amherst marks the far end of that range at $135,663, 122% above Buffalo.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Buffalo differ
Buffalo's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $28,182 in ZIP 14204 to $101,615 in ZIP 14221, while home values span $103,400 in 14212 to $479,100 in 14202. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 3.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 4.6×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 33.2 points
14204 to 14221
14212 to 14202
14227 to 14201
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Buffalo residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 28 codes in Buffalo. The densest, 14221, still represents only about 9% of the 564,824 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Buffalo
Citywide ZBP: 14,094 establishments, 283,588 employees , annual payroll $16,250,965k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 28 of 28 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 14221 (2,431 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (2,055) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Buffalo, NY
These ZIP codes sit in Erie County, which covers 67 ZIP codes in all; 28 of them fall in Buffalo. See the Erie County roll-up →
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Erie County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Buffalo, Hamburg, Tonawanda and Lancaster among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. East Amherst marks the far end of that range at $135,663, 122% above Buffalo.
Side-by-side: Compare 14221 vs 14215 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14221 | 53,555 | $101,615 | 2,431 | 899 |
| 14215 | 39,999 | $44,955 | 455 | 3,133 |
| 14224 | 39,889 | $80,052 | 956 | 760 |
| 14225 | 33,385 | $67,237 | 1,195 | 1,089 |
| 14226 | 29,267 | $84,325 | 906 | 1,633 |
| 14213 | 24,465 | $53,870 | 309 | 4,181 |
| 14220 | 24,227 | $70,963 | 299 | 2,456 |
| 14207 | 23,552 | $39,753 | 477 | 2,330 |
| 14217 | 23,480 | $73,800 | 521 | 2,822 |
| 14227 | 23,426 | $68,928 | 418 | 1,046 |
| 14223 | 22,665 | $84,161 | 339 | 2,550 |
| 14211 | 22,611 | $36,300 | 237 | 2,156 |
| 14216 | 22,431 | $69,629 | 457 | 3,124 |
| 14228 | 20,857 | $74,871 | 695 | 509 |
| 14206 | 20,751 | $50,450 | 406 | 1,654 |
| 14214 | 19,775 | $58,228 | 350 | 2,667 |
| 14218 | 19,039 | $54,748 | 306 | 900 |
| 14210 | 14,694 | $54,197 | 309 | 1,770 |
| 14222 | 14,046 | $81,652 | 336 | 4,249 |
| 14201 | 11,549 | $40,512 | 228 | 4,355 |
| 14219 | 11,536 | $78,569 | 360 | 633 |
| 14208 | 11,125 | $48,476 | 106 | 3,165 |
| 14212 | 10,641 | $44,020 | 184 | 2,157 |
| 14204 | 8,691 | $28,182 | 211 | 1,868 |
| 14209 | 7,926 | $50,046 | 265 | 3,347 |
| 14261 | 5,713 | n/a | 10 | 1,898 |
| 14202 | 3,911 | $56,528 | 757 | 1,804 |
| 14203 | 1,618 | $56,141 | 571 | 236 |
Buffalo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Buffalo, .