With 16,499 people, Buffalo is a city in Minnesota. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 6,402 people. The foreign-born share is 4%. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 2,126 people per square mile. About 32% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,820, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Buffalo
What changed most since 1990
Population6,856 → 16,499(+141%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.5% → 91.7%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants66.1% → 74.3%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)15.4%(137)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(221)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.9%(416)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(29)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 887 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
1990
6,856
$66,532
$174,005
16.5%
3.8
2000
10,097
$90,305
$223,699
23.2%
9.6
2010
15,453
$90,206
$292,030
24.5%
15.8
2020
16,168
$82,868
$250,650
29.5%
23.8
2024
16,499
$88,820
$314,400
32.0%
19.6
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.
