Buffalo is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 16,502 people and four associated neighborhoods, Buffalo is the 70th largest community in Minnesota.

A relatively large number of people in Buffalo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.59% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Buffalo is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.00% of adults in Buffalo have a college degree.

The per capita income in Buffalo in 2022 was $40,148, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,592 for a family of four. However, Buffalo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Buffalo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buffalo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Buffalo include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Buffalo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.