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	Buffalo, New York	United States
Total population	292,648	281,421,906
State	New York
City	buffalo

Buffalo, New York Population

	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
Male	137,443	46.97%	49.06%
Female	155,205	53.03%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.6		35.3

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	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
18 years and over	215,691	73.7%	74.31%
21 years and over	201,564	68.88%	69.97%
62 years and over	45,447	15.53%	14.66%
65 years and over	39,327	13.44%	12.43%

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	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
White	159,300	54.43%	75.14%
Black or African American	108,951	37.23%	12.32%
Asian	4,093	1.4%	3.64%
Some other race	13,125	4.48%	5.46%
Two or more races	7,179	2.45%	2.43%

Buffalo, New York Housing

	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
Total households	122,720		105,480,101
Family households (families)	67,053	54.64%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	55,667	45.36%	31.94%

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	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
Total housing units	145,574		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	22,854	15.7%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	122,720	84.3%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	53,323	36.63%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	69,397	47.67%	30.77%

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	Buffalo, New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	11,524	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	17,186	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,583	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	729	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	638	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	241	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	122	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	59,300	119,600

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	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	27,174	22.14%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	32,710	26.65%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	17,243	14.05%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	17,383	14.16%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	11,695	9.53%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	16,515	13.46%	9.65%

Buffalo, New York Education

	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	86,304		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	5,026	5.82%	6.47%
Kindergarten	4,282	4.96%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	37,004	42.88%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	16,519	19.14%	21.38%
College or graduate school	23,473	27.2%	22.81%

Buffalo, New York Economy

	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	223,437		217,168,077
In labor force	130,510	58.41%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	130,359	58.34%	63.39%
- - Employed	114,062	51.05%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	16,297	7.29%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	12.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	151	0.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	92,927	41.59%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	121,510	54.38%	51.66%
In labor force	66,960	29.97%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	66,947	29.96%	29.65%
- - Employed	59,268	26.53%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	23,679	10.6%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	14,486		12,787,501

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	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	122,672		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	26,041	21.23%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	13,848	11.29%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	22,274	18.16%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	17,005	13.86%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	17,022	13.88%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	15,090	12.3%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,319	5.15%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,314	2.7%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	729	0.59%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,030	0.84%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	24,536		41,994

	Buffalo, New York	%, Buffalo, New York	United States
With earnings	86,621	38.77%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	36,982		56,604
With Social Security income	33,946	15.19%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,294		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	11,139	4.99%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,249		6,320
With public assistance income	12,608	5.64%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,417		3,032
With retirement income	21,082	9.44%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,602		17,376

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