Buffalo is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Buffalo. This makes Buffalo a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Buffalo presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.
Many people in Buffalo take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Buffalo citizens for affordable transportation.
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: 30.34% of adults in Buffalo have a college degree.
The per capita income in Buffalo in 2022 was $30,995, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,980 for a family of four. However, Buffalo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Buffalo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American. Buffalo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.73% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Buffalo include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Buffalo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
