COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Coffeyville
PLACE A
Buffalo, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Coffeyville, Kansas
Buffalo is 96% smaller than Coffeyville. Buffalo earns more, with a median household income $39,434 higher. Buffalo has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -14%).
BUFFALOCOFFEYVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population3588,460−96% vs Coffeyville
Population density646893−247
Population growth4.8%-14.3%+19.1 pts
Median age57.239.5+17.7
Male60.4%49.4%+11.0 pts
Female39.6%50.6%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%5.6%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%60.7%+32.8 pts
Black0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%17.4%−15.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other4.7%11.6%−7.0 pts
Median household income$85,104$45,670+$39,434
Per capita income$58,004$24,870+$33,134
Poverty rate6.8%21.1%−14.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.434−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%14.5%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree2.1%5.7%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.2%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation74.1%51.7%+22.4 pts
Median home value$114,100$60,800+$53,300
Median gross rent$725$716+$9
Owner-occupied82.0%68.1%+13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%20.5%+10.7 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%46.7%−36.4 pts
Average commute10.316.5−6.2
Worked from home5.5%2.0%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured3.6%12.9%−9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025