COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs West Lafayette
PLACE A
Buffalo, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
West Lafayette, Ohio
Buffalo is 85% smaller than West Lafayette. Buffalo earns more, with a median household income $35,843 higher.
BUFFALOWEST LAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population3582,430−85% vs West Lafayette
Population density6462,819−2,173
Population growth4.8%4.1%+0.7 pts
Median age57.239.2+18.0
Male60.4%50.6%+9.8 pts
Female39.6%49.4%−9.8 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%95.8%−2.3 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%2.5%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.7%1.2%+3.5 pts
Median household income$85,104$49,261+$35,843
Per capita income$58,004$24,584+$33,420
Poverty rate6.8%31.7%−24.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.398−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%14.7%+1.1 pts
Graduate degree2.1%1.4%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.2%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation74.1%60.0%+14.1 pts
Median home value$114,100$101,900+$12,200
Median gross rent$725$719+$6
Owner-occupied82.0%74.2%+7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%2.3%+28.9 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%42.8%−32.5 pts
Average commute10.323.2−12.8
Worked from home5.5%1.5%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.6%4.0%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025