COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Fresno
PLACE A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
VS
PLACE B
Fresno, CA
Buffalo and Fresno are close in size. Fresno earns more, with a median household income $2,275 higher.
BUFFALOFRESNODIFFERENCE
Total population1,155,6531,203,383−4% vs Fresno
Population density738149+590
Population growth2.8%7.7%−5.0 pts
Median age40.933.7+7.3
Male48.8%50.0%−1.2 pts
Female51.2%50.0%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born6.9%20.0%−13.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.1%26.8%+47.3 pts
Black11.1%3.9%+7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%55.4%−49.4 pts
Asian4.2%9.8%−5.6 pts
Other4.7%4.1%+0.5 pts
Median household income$72,257$74,533−$2,275
Per capita income$42,074$32,569+$9,506
Poverty rate13.8%18.4%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.472−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%23.4%+12.8 pts
Graduate degree16.1%8.1%+8.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%8.9%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation62.2%61.0%+1.1 pts
Median home value$225,816$389,401−$163,585
Median gross rent$1,055$1,392−$336
Owner-occupied66.8%57.2%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%6.6%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%52.0%−5.1 pts
Average commute21.524.1−2.6
Worked from home12.5%10.0%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work2.4%0.7%+1.7 pts
Uninsured2.9%6.8%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025