Buffalo, West Virginia demographics

Buffalo, WV demographics: median age 42.0; 12.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Buffalo town, West Virginia · Incorporated town · GEOID 5411284. The survey estimates a population of 1,150 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Buffalo is 42.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 10.3 years. There are 449 households (±99). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.0 ±10.3	42.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,150
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	214 ±91	18.6% ±6.4 pp	20.0%	22.0%
18–34	220 ±81	19.1% ±5.2 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	431 ±115	37.5% ±3.8 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	285 ±86	24.8% ±4.2 pp	21.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,150
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Male	620 ±146	53.9% ±18.4 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	530 ±154	46.1% ±7.1 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,150
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
White alone	1,133 ±283	98.5% ±3.7 pp	90.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6 ±11 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	3 ±5 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	8 ±14 · low precision	0.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	4.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,150
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,150 ±284	100.0% ±0.0 pp	97.9%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 449
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	197 ±67	43.9% ±11.4 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	80 ±63 · low precision	17.8% ±13.5 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	22 ±16 · low precision	4.9% ±3.4 pp · low precision	10.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	131 ±46	29.2% ±8.0 pp	31.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	19 ±19 · low precision	4.2% ±4.1 pp · low precision	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 449
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	135 ±73 · low precision	30.1% ±14.8 pp	26.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	314 ±71	69.9% ±3.5 pp	73.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 449
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	131 ±46	29.2% ±8.0 pp	31.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	128 ±51	28.5% ±9.4 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	126 ±71 · low precision	28.1% ±14.6 pp · low precision	15.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	17 ±21 · low precision	3.8% ±4.5 pp · low precision	10.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	47 ±40 · low precision	10.5% ±8.6 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±4.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±4.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,150
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Native	1,147 ±284	99.7% ±1.8 pp	98.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	3 ±5 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
English only	1,071 ±260	99.4% ±2.5 pp	97.5%	77.7%
Spanish	6 ±10 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	57 ±48 · low precision	6.9% ±5.5 pp · low precision	10.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	459 ±157	55.2% ±13.1 pp	39.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	117 ±47	14.1% ±4.5 pp	17.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	92 ±55 · low precision	11.1% ±6.0 pp · low precision	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	76 ±49 · low precision	9.1% ±5.4 pp · low precision	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	30 ±32 · low precision	3.6% ±3.7 pp · low precision	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Same house	1,089 ±269	97.2% ±3.3 pp	89.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	13 ±25 · low precision	1.2% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	12 ±22 · low precision	1.1% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6 ±11 · low precision	0.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.2% of Buffalo residents (±5.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in West Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 89.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buffalo	West Virginia	U.S.	Compared with West Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.2% ±5.0 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.8% ±7.5 pp	86.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	12.2% ±7.4 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Buffalo . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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