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Buffalo, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Buffalo is a Census city of 3,417 people across 3.00 square miles of land, in Dallas County. Median household income is $39,896, 44.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buffalo
What Buffalo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,138
- County holding the largest share of its areaDallas 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
- Population3,417
- Median age41.9
- Population under 18521 plus or minus 262
- Share under 1815.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over454 plus or minus 155
- Share 65 and over13.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households1,616
- Family households1,076
- Share of households that are families66.6 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$39,896 plus or minus $28,201
- Per capita income$36,113 plus or minus $13,371
- Civilian labor force1,461
- Employed1,351 plus or minus 287
- Unemployed110 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over2,435
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.6 percent plus or minus 11.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
Housing in Buffalo
- Housing units1,835
- Occupied units1,616
- Vacant units219 plus or minus 159
- Vacancy rate11.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied723 plus or minus 220
- Renter occupied893 plus or minus 209
- Ownership rate44.7 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$141,800 plus or minus $52,106
- Median gross rent, monthly$627
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Single family units1,277
- Share single family69.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more494 plus or minus 258
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Mobile homes64 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Buffalo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,271 plus or minus 284
- Commuting under 15 minutes476 plus or minus 228
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.5 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more561 plus or minus 275
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Drove alone91.3 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
SBA loans in Buffalo (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$4,036,500
- Average approval$201,825
- Median approval$114,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$478,020
- Largest approval$859,200
- Jobs supported144
- Jobs per approval7.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
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.
Buffalo
Flood risk in Buffalo
- NFIP communityCity of Buffalo
- NFIP community number290739
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10(M)
The City of Buffalo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290739 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.
Dallas County, not Buffalo
Dallas County context, not Buffalo figures
- Establishments in Dallas County267
- Covered employment, Dallas County2,784
- Average annual pay, Dallas County$35,760
- Housing units permitted, Dallas County8
Every figure in this section is published for Dallas 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, Missouri?
3,417, in 1,616 households. Buffalo city covers 3.00 square miles of land, which is 1,138 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?
Dallas 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?
$39,896. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $141,800. Median gross rent is $627 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?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $4.0 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $114,000. 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.
Is Buffalo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Buffalo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buffalo, city of, community 290739, 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 Dallas 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.