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Buffalo Center, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Buffalo Center is a Census city of 911 people across 1.07 square miles of land, in Winnebago County. Median household income is $52,917, 72.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buffalo Center
What Buffalo Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.07 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land851 plus or minus 188
- County holding the largest share of its areaWinnebago 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 Center
How many people live in Buffalo Center
- Population911 plus or minus 201
- Median age59.4
- Population under 18116 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1812.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over310 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over34.0 percent
- Households478 plus or minus 117
- Family households262 plus or minus 79
- Share of households that are families54.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo Center
Income and work in Buffalo Center
- Median household income$52,917 plus or minus $20,511
- Per capita income$35,065
- Civilian labor force431 plus or minus 123
- Employed384 plus or minus 92
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate10.9 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Adults 25 and over750 plus or minus 166
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.7 percent plus or minus 30.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo Center
Housing in Buffalo Center
- Housing units541 plus or minus 117
- Occupied units478 plus or minus 117
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied347 plus or minus 84
- Renter occupied131 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate72.6 percent plus or minus 25.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$640
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units437
- Share single family80.8 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 98
- Share in buildings of two or more19.2 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo Center
How Buffalo Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute376 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes241 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more88 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Drove alone66.3 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked24.5 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo Center
Flood risk in Buffalo Center
- NFIP communityCity of Buffalo Center
- NFIP community number190559
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Buffalo Center does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190559 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.
Winnebago County, not Buffalo Center
Winnebago County context, not Buffalo Center figures
- Establishments in Winnebago County300
- Covered employment, Winnebago County4,041
- Average annual pay, Winnebago County$47,021
- Housing units permitted, Winnebago County4
Every figure in this section is published for Winnebago County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buffalo Center.
All Winnebago County figures →
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 Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buffalo Center, Iowa?
911, in 478 households. Buffalo Center city covers 1.07 square miles of land, which is 851 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buffalo Center in?
Winnebago 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 Center?
$52,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,500. Median gross rent is $640 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Buffalo Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Buffalo Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buffalo Center, city of, community 190559, 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 Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Winnebago 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 Center.
Is zoning published for Buffalo Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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