Buffalo Center

On August 23, 1897, Buffalo Center became the first school west of the Mississippi River to be consolidated, and it is believed to be the second one in the nation. Today, Buffalo Center is a thriving town of about 1000 people. There is a large new community center, a museum, several new businesses and a growing K-12 consolidated school.

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Buffalo Center	964	905	818	810

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Age

Population	2024
0-4	41
5-9	46
10-14	44
15-19	42
20-24	44
25-29	41
30-34	45
35-39	51
40-44	44
45-49	33
50-54	43
55-59	42
60-64	44
65-69	74
70-74	45
75-79	41
80-84	44
85+	54
18+	661
Median Age	47

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Race

Buffalo Center	2024
Total	818.00
White Alone	92.05%
Black Alone	0.24%
American Indian Alone	0%
Asian Alone	0.49%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	2.57%
Two or More Races	4.65%
Hispanic Origin	6.85%
Diversity Index	25.80

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Growth Rate

Buffalo Center	2024 - 2029
Population	-0.20%
Households	-0.11%
Families	-0.89%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Households	433	405	351	349
Housing Units	468	465	434	427
Owner Occupied Units			306	303
Renter Occupied Units			45	46
Vacant Units			83	78

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Home Value

Buffalo Center	2024	2029
Median Home Value	$102,532	$105,183
Average Home Value	$134,641	$136,634
<$50,000	46	47
$50,000 - $99,999	103	96
$100,000 - $149,999	79	82
$150,000 - $199,999	22	17
$200,000 - $249,999	35	41
$250,000 - $299,999	5	5
$300,000 - $399,999	2	0
$400,000 - $499,999	2	1
$500,000 - $749,999	11	14
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	2
2000-2009	0
1990-1999	5
1980-1989	3
1970-1979	159
1960-1969	94
1950-1959	91
1940-1949	67
1939 or Before	140

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Income

Buffalo Center	2024	2029
Median Household	$58,300	$67,758
Average Household	$79,244	$90,465
Per Capita	$34,062	$39,037

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Household Income

Buffalo Center	2024
<$15,000	17
$15,000 - $24,999	69
$25,000 - $34,999	29
$35,000 - $49,999	38
$50,000 - $74,999	54
$75,000 - $99,999	46
$100,000 - $149,999	67
$150,000 - $199,999	16
$200,000+	15

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	382
In-County Residents	300
Out-of-County Residents	47
Drive Alone	259
Carpooled	9
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	11
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	103
Other	0
Less than 5 minutes	110
5-9 minutes	63
10-14 minutes	79
15-19 minutes	5
20-24 minutes	5
25-29 minutes	45
30-34 minutes	21
35-39 minutes	6
40-44 minutes	6
45-59 minutes	11
60-89 minutes	6
90+ minutes	14
Average Travel Time	18

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	704
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	4
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	8
Manufacturing	3
Wholesale Trade	21

Retail Trade	57
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	2
Furn & Home Furnish Str	1
Electronics & Appl Store	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	6
Food & Beverage Stores	29
Health/Pers Care Stores	0
Gasoline Stations	4
Clothing/Accessory Store	4
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	1
General Merchandise Str	7

Transportation/Warehouse	36
Information	5

Finance & Insurance	33
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	23
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	10

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	1
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	39
Legal Services	2
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	0
Educational Services	259
HealthCare/Social Assist	29
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	20

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	7
Accommodation	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places	7

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	168
Auto Repair/Maintenance	7
Public Administration Emp	13

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Educational Attainment (25+)

Buffalo Center	2024
<9th Grade	12
Some High School	7
GED	12
Graduated High School	214
Some College/No Degree	87
Associates Degree	104
Bachelor's Degree	133
Graduate Degree	32

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	81
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	2
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	3
Manufacturing Bus	2
Wholesale Trade Bus	4

Retail Trade Bus	12
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	1
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	1
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	2
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	3
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	0
Gasoline Stations Bus	1
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	1
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	1
General Merchandise Str Bus	1

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	2
Information Bus	2

Finance & Insurance Bus	5
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	2
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	3

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	1
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	7
Legal Services Bus	1
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	0
Educational Services Bus	4
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	6
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	1

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	2
Accommodation Bus	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	2

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	24
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	3
Public Administration Bus	3

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Buffalo Center

Population

Population

Population by Age

Population by Race

Growth Rate

Housing

Households

Home Value

Housing Year Built

Income

Income

Household Income

Employees

Commute

Employees by NAICS

Educational Attainment (25+)

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

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