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Buffalo Gap, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Buffalo Gap is a Census town of 534 people across 2.43 square miles of land, in Taylor County. Median household income is $104,750, 83.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buffalo Gap
What Buffalo Gap is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.43 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land219 plus or minus 80
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaylor 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.
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How many people live in Buffalo Gap
- Population534 plus or minus 195
- Median age41.5
- Population under 18104 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1819.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over92 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households199 plus or minus 66
- Family households145 plus or minus 56
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Buffalo Gap
- Median household income$104,750 plus or minus $40,367
- Per capita income$42,507
- Civilian labor force263 plus or minus 96
- Employed263 plus or minus 96
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over372 plus or minus 115
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent plus or minus 38.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.4 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Buffalo Gap
- Housing units243 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units199 plus or minus 66
- Vacant units44 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate18.1 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Owner occupied167 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied32 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate83.9 percent plus or minus 38.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$201,300 plus or minus $45,498
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,179
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units214 plus or minus 73
- Share single family88.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more0.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Buffalo Gap gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute251 plus or minus 96
- Commuting under 15 minutes47 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.7 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more98 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone71.6 percent
- Carpooled23.7 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Buffalo Gap (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,150,500
- Average approval$575,250
- Median approval$575,250
- Largest approval$710,500
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term171 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buffalo Gap, 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.
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Flood risk in Buffalo Gap
- NFIP communityTown of Buffalo Gap
- NFIP community number481138
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/12(M)
The Town of Buffalo Gap participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481138 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.
Taylor County, not Buffalo Gap
Taylor County context, not Buffalo Gap figures
- Establishments in Taylor County3,658
- Covered employment, Taylor County68,255
- Average annual pay, Taylor County$55,914
- Housing units permitted, Taylor County516
Every figure in this section is published for Taylor County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buffalo Gap.
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 Gap questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buffalo Gap, Texas?
534, in 199 households. Buffalo Gap town covers 2.43 square miles of land, which is 219 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buffalo Gap in?
Taylor 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 Gap?
$104,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,300. Median gross rent is $1,179 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 Gap businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $575,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buffalo Gap, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Buffalo Gap borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Buffalo Gap. 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 Gap in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Buffalo Gap appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buffalo Gap, town of, community 481138, 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 Gap figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taylor 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 Gap.
Is zoning published for Buffalo Gap?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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