COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Buffalo County

Wisconsin · 13,584 residents · 676 sq mi

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With 13,584 people, Buffalo County is a county in Wisconsin. The average commute runs 34 minutes. Median home value sits at $43,300. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,584

−2%vs 2000

vs 13,804 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

676 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(981)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,100)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,021)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(867)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(697)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(2,153)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(1,917)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,258)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,327)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,187)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(793)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(283)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,573

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,200 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,947

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,123 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(13,555)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(85)

Asian0.3%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(13,524)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(37)

Asian0.3%(40)

Other0.1%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(260)

Puerto Rican0.2%(30)

South American0.2%(24)

Cuban0.2%(23)

Peruvian0.1%(14)

Colombian0.1%(10)

Central American0.1%(7)

Spaniard0%(6)

Guatemalan0%(4)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(20)

Filipino0.1%(9)

Chinese0%(2)

Japanese0%(2)

Ancestry

German40.8%(5,471)

Norwegian18.7%(2,511)

Polish11.4%(1,524)

Irish7.8%(1,045)

English4.8%(648)

American3.8%(513)

Swiss2.7%(364)

French1.9%(261)

Austrian1.8%(244)

Swedish1.3%(174)

Dutch1%(136)

Italian1%(132)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.9%(117)

Scottish0.5%(62)

Danish0.4%(55)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(40)

Welsh0.3%(37)

French Canadian0.2%(31)

Hungarian0.2%(29)

Finnish0.2%(25)

British0.2%(24)

Russian0.2%(22)

Croatian0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(17)

Greek0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(7)

Slovene0.1%(7)

Subsaharan African0.1%(7)

Belgian0%(6)

Arab0%(5)

Lebanese0%(5)

Bulgarian0%(2)

Iranian0%(2)

Canadian0%(1)

Lithuanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.6%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.9 min

+103%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29%(1,655)

Married54.3%(3,105)

Widowed3%(169)

Divorced13.8%(787)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(1,252)

Married53.8%(2,958)

Widowed10.7%(588)

Divorced12.8%(705)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.2%(100)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(163)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.8%(367)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.4%(102)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 820 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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