Buffalo, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Buffalo home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

1,902

Population Estimate

$97,887

Median Home Value

93.3%

Employment Rate

8.2%

Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$116

Median Listing Price$299,000

Median Days on Market158

Active Listings13

New Listings0

Total Listings (Active + Pending)14

Avg Listing Price$367,615

Avg Listing Price Change MoM7%

Avg Listing Price Change YoY-23%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.92

Family Dual Income44.3

Median Household Income$45,078

Median Individual Income$30,708

Home Ownership56.0%

Home Value$97,887

Median Rent$646

Rent Burden23.3%

Poverty27.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

No Highschool Degree or GED21.7%
Highschool Education29.5%
Some College40.6%
Bachelors Degree3.8%
Graduate Degree4.4%
Total College or Above8.2%
Stem Degree23.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

Male50.0%
Female50.0%

MARITAL STATUS

Married46.3%
Divorced16.5%
Never Married26.9%
Widowed10.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBuffalo

State IDTX

Population1,902

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group	% of Population
Under 18	33.1%
19–29	14.4%
30–39	12.3%
40–49	6.8%

Age Group	% of Population
50–59	10.1%
60–69	14.1%
70–79	6.5%
80+	2.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.0%

Unemployment Rate6.7%

Disabled17.9%

ETHNICITY

White83.5%

Black12.5%

Asian0.5%

Native American1.5%

Pacific Islander0.0%

Other0.0%

Multiple2.0%

OTHER

Hispanic29.9%

Limited English7.9%

Health Uninsured25.4%

Veteran7.4%

Local Discussions

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