With 947 people, Buffalo is a city in Indiana. The median age is 56.5, about 18 years above the US median. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The population is up 41% since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,934, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 22%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Buffalo
What changed most since 2000
Median age41.1 → 56.5(+15.4 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$160,852 → $125,000(−22%)US over the same years: +71%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$53,890 → $89,934(+67%)US over the same years: +6%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)83.9%(125)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.1%(24)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 149 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Buffalo, decade by decade
Buffalo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
672
$53,890
$160,852
3.4%
6.2
2010
692
$51,849
$92,788
8.3%
15.4
2020
619
$116,014
$133,688
5.7%
21.3
2024
947
$89,934
$125,000
20.0%
15.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
