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Buffalo is a Census city of 1,652 people across 4.71 square miles of land, in Leon County. Median household income is $45,202, 59.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buffalo
What Buffalo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.71 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land351 plus or minus 90
- County holding the largest share of its areaLeon 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
- Population1,652 plus or minus 422
- Median age40.7
- Population under 18378 plus or minus 118
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over337 plus or minus 136
- Share 65 and over20.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households761 plus or minus 196
- Family households495 plus or minus 142
- Share of households that are families65.0 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$45,202 plus or minus $16,145
- Per capita income$25,835
- Civilian labor force760 plus or minus 205
- Employed702 plus or minus 183
- Unemployed58 plus or minus 55
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over1,222 plus or minus 337
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.7 percent plus or minus 30.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
Housing in Buffalo
- Housing units880 plus or minus 201
- Occupied units761 plus or minus 196
- Vacant units119 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied455 plus or minus 156
- Renter occupied306 plus or minus 103
- Ownership rate59.8 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$73,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$733 plus or minus $289
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Single family units371 plus or minus 100
- Share single family42.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more142 plus or minus 74
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes360 plus or minus 161
- Median year structure built1986
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 commute626 plus or minus 175
- Commuting under 15 minutes250 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.9 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more225 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.9 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
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$6,084,000
- Average approval$2,028,000
- Median approval$1,689,000
- Largest approval$3,750,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buffalo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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 number480904
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/20/13
The City of Buffalo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480904 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.
Leon County, not Buffalo
Leon County context, not Buffalo figures
- Establishments in Leon County365
- Covered employment, Leon County5,852
- Average annual pay, Leon County$64,846
- Housing units permitted, Leon County0
Every figure in this section is published for Leon 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, Texas?
1,652, in 761 households. Buffalo city covers 4.71 square miles of land, which is 351 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?
Leon 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?
$45,202. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $73,500. Median gross rent is $733 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 $6.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $1,689,000. 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 2 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 480904, 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 Leon 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.
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