COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fresno vs Buffalo
PLACE A
Fresno, CA
VS
PLACE B
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Fresno and Buffalo are close in size. Fresno earns more, with a median household income $2,275 higher.
FRESNOBUFFALODIFFERENCE
Total population1,203,3831,155,653+4% vs Buffalo
Population density149738−590
Population growth7.7%2.8%+5.0 pts
Median age33.740.9−7.3
Male50.0%48.8%+1.2 pts
Female50.0%51.2%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born20.0%6.9%+13.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.8%74.1%−47.3 pts
Black3.9%11.1%−7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.4%6.0%+49.4 pts
Asian9.8%4.2%+5.6 pts
Other4.1%4.7%−0.5 pts
Median household income$74,533$72,257+$2,275
Per capita income$32,569$42,074−$9,506
Poverty rate18.4%13.8%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.460+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%36.2%−12.8 pts
Graduate degree8.1%16.1%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%5.1%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation61.0%62.2%−1.1 pts
Median home value$389,401$225,816+$163,585
Median gross rent$1,392$1,055+$336
Owner-occupied57.2%66.8%−9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%7.4%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households52.0%46.9%+5.1 pts
Average commute24.121.5+2.6
Worked from home10.0%12.5%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.7%2.4%−1.7 pts
Uninsured6.8%2.9%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025