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Buffalo, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Buffalo is a Census city of 1,097 people across 6.77 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $69,728, 76.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buffalo
What Buffalo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.77 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land162 plus or minus 37
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott 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
- Population1,097 plus or minus 252
- Median age42.0 plus or minus 9.5
- Population under 18304 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1827.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over187 plus or minus 52
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent
- Households481 plus or minus 102
- Family households270 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families56.1 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$69,728 plus or minus $18,221
- Per capita income$33,958 plus or minus $7,329
- Civilian labor force566 plus or minus 132
- Employed554 plus or minus 131
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over738
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
Housing in Buffalo
- Housing units552
- Occupied units481 plus or minus 102
- Vacant units71 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate12.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied367 plus or minus 94
- Renter occupied114 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate76.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,100 plus or minus $38,125
- Median gross rent, monthly$804 plus or minus $162
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units522 plus or minus 105
- Share single family94.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1958
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 commute518 plus or minus 125
- Commuting under 15 minutes117 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more146 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.2 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Drove alone84.9 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
Flood risk in Buffalo
- NFIP communityCity of Buffalo
- NFIP community number190241
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/11/24
The City of Buffalo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190241 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Scott County, not Buffalo
Scott County context, not Buffalo figures
- Establishments in Scott County4,525
- Covered employment, Scott County90,947
- Average annual pay, Scott County$61,138
- Housing units permitted, Scott County785
Every figure in this section is published for Scott 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.
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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, Iowa?
1,097, in 481 households. Buffalo city covers 6.77 square miles of land, which is 162 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?
Scott 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?
$69,728. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,100. Median gross rent is $804 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Buffalo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Buffalo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buffalo, city of, community 190241, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Scott 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.