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Buffalo is a Census village of 482 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Sangamon County. Median household income is $56,250, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $167,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buffalo
What Buffalo is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,397 plus or minus 336
- County holding the largest share of its areaSangamon County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
How many people live in Buffalo
- Population482 plus or minus 116
- Median age45.9
- Population under 18111 plus or minus 38
- Share under 1823.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over112 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over23.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households197
- Family households131 plus or minus 33
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
Income and work in Buffalo
- Median household income$56,250 plus or minus $20,789
- Per capita income$33,113 plus or minus $7,222
- Civilian labor force212 plus or minus 62
- Employed199 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over344 plus or minus 72
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.6 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
Housing in Buffalo
- Housing units219
- Occupied units197
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate10.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied137 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$533 plus or minus $160
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units155 plus or minus 33
- Share single family70.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more14.6 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
How Buffalo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute166 plus or minus 52
- Commuting under 15 minutes29 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more59 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.5 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Drove alone79.8 percent
- Carpooled1.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home14.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
SBA loans in Buffalo (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$167,500
- Average approval$55,833
- Median approval$69,000
- Largest approval$83,300
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval2.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buffalo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sangamon County, not Buffalo
Sangamon County context, not Buffalo figures
- Establishments in Sangamon County4,925
- Covered employment, Sangamon County134,376
- Average annual pay, Sangamon County$69,350
- Housing units permitted, Sangamon County191
Every figure in this section is published for Sangamon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buffalo.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Buffalo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buffalo, Illinois?
482, in 197 households. Buffalo village covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 1,397 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buffalo in?
Sangamon County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Buffalo?
$56,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,100. Median gross rent is $533 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Buffalo businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $167,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $69,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buffalo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Buffalo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Buffalo. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Buffalo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sangamon County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Buffalo.
Is zoning published for Buffalo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.