COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo Center vs Austin
PLACE A
Buffalo Center, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Austin, Texas
Buffalo Center is 100% smaller than Austin. Austin earns more, with a median household income $40,741 higher. Austin has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -5%).
BUFFALO CENTERAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population8291,002,632−100% vs Austin
Population density7743,072−2,298
Population growth-5.3%21.7%−27.0 pts
Median age59.434.7+24.7
Male49.2%51.3%−2.2 pts
Female50.8%48.7%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born0.9%18.7%−17.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%47.0%+50.0 pts
Black0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%31.9%−30.2 pts
Asian0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Other1.2%4.9%−3.7 pts
Median household income$52,917$93,658−$40,741
Per capita income$35,065$62,862−$27,797
Poverty rate8.2%12.0%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.486−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%59.6%−32.4 pts
Graduate degree4.0%23.0%−19.0 pts
Unemployment rate10.9%4.7%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation53.0%75.2%−22.2 pts
Median home value$100,500$555,300−$454,800
Median gross rent$640$1,729−$1,089
Owner-occupied72.6%43.4%+29.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%5.6%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households62.6%46.3%+16.3 pts
Average commute19.723.7−4.0
Worked from home1.8%30.7%−28.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured5.4%12.4%−7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025