With 571 people, Buffalo Springs Lake is a city in Texas. 99% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 2%. The poverty rate is 1.6%, under the national 12.5%. That is roughly 30% ahead of the Texas median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $101,667, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 171%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Buffalo Springs Lake
What changed most since 2000
Hispanic share5.5% → 32.7%(+27.3 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,350 → $239,500(+171%)US over the same years: +71%
White share92.5% → 63.2%(−29.3 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)50%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 14 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 Springs Lake, decade by decade
Buffalo Springs Lake 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
493
$66,288
$88,350
17.0%
17.7
2010
453
$59,791
$119,258
12.0%
23.7
2020
468
$101,256
$246,650
21.1%
35.4
2024
571
$101,667
$239,500
32.3%
61.6
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.
