PlainZIP

Buffalo, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Buffalo, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,386. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BUFFALO-TX · Buffalo, TX 1 ZIPs · 5,386 pop · #21108/25278 · Leon County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,935
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21108/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Oakwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,386
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $117,500

Nearest income peer: Oakwood, TX ( $5,973 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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Buffalo, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,386
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,935
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,935 average) · poverty 16.1%. The primary code (75831) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Buffalo as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Port Isabel is the closest lower-income city and Whitsett the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Buffalo.

Population concentration

Buffalo's single ZIP 75831 carries the town

Buffalo is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 75831 is the entire residential footprint (5,386 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Buffalo's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 116 establishments, 2,369 employees , annual payroll $143,958k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 75831 (116 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (24) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Buffalo, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Leon County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Buffalo. See the Leon County roll-up →

Buffalo sits in the lower half of Leon County on income: Normangee, Centerville and Jewett report more, and only Oakwood reports less. Leona marks the far end of that range at $130,742, 152% above Buffalo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
75831 5,386 $51,935 116 8
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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, .