COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Athens
PLACE A
Buffalo, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
Buffalo is 89% smaller than Athens. Buffalo earns more, with a median household income $32,104 higher. Buffalo has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
BUFFALOATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population3583,205−89% vs Athens
Population density6461,827−1,181
Population growth4.8%-3.0%+7.8 pts
Median age57.247.0+10.2
Male60.4%57.0%+3.4 pts
Female39.6%43.0%−3.4 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.6%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%89.2%+4.3 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%5.1%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other4.7%1.9%+2.8 pts
Median household income$85,104$53,000+$32,104
Per capita income$58,004$39,293+$18,711
Poverty rate6.8%12.8%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%27.4%−11.5 pts
Graduate degree2.1%11.4%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%9.4%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation74.1%57.4%+16.7 pts
Median home value$114,100$167,200−$53,100
Median gross rent$725$842−$117
Owner-occupied82.0%40.6%+41.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%5.5%+25.7 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%26.7%−16.3 pts
Average commute10.319.1−8.8
Worked from home5.5%2.5%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured3.6%7.6%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025