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Buffalo, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Buffalo is a Census town of 1,150 people across 1.18 square miles of land, in Putnam County. Median household income is $64,583, 90.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buffalo
What Buffalo is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.18 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land975 plus or minus 241
- County holding the largest share of its areaPutnam 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
- Population1,150 plus or minus 284
- Median age42.0 plus or minus 10.3
- Population under 18214 plus or minus 91
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over285 plus or minus 86
- Share 65 and over24.8 percent
- Households449 plus or minus 99
- Family households299 plus or minus 88
- 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$64,583 plus or minus $29,442
- Per capita income$29,002 plus or minus $6,122
- Civilian labor force493 plus or minus 150
- Employed453 plus or minus 132
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 49
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over831 plus or minus 205
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.1 percent plus or minus 31.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
Housing in Buffalo
- Housing units552 plus or minus 126
- Occupied units449 plus or minus 99
- Vacant units103 plus or minus 78
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Owner occupied404 plus or minus 96
- Renter occupied45 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate90.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$132,900 plus or minus $29,190
- Median gross rent, monthly$546 plus or minus $162
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units385 plus or minus 118
- Share single family69.7 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more2.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Mobile homes153 plus or minus 57
- Median year structure built1985
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 commute426 plus or minus 133
- Commuting under 15 minutes125 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more185 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.4 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone87.9 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buffalo
SBA loans in Buffalo (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buffalo, 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 communityTown of Buffalo
- NFIP community number540166
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/02/12
The Town of Buffalo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540166 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.
Putnam County, not Buffalo
Putnam County context, not Buffalo figures
- Establishments in Putnam County1,248
- Covered employment, Putnam County21,217
- Average annual pay, Putnam County$64,360
- Housing units permitted, Putnam County402
Every figure in this section is published for Putnam 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, West Virginia?
1,150, in 449 households. Buffalo town covers 1.18 square miles of land, which is 975 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?
Putnam 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?
$64,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $132,900. Median gross rent is $546 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. 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, town of, community 540166, 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 Putnam 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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