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Buffalo, WY
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Buffalo is a very small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 4,621 people and two associated neighborhoods, Buffalo is the 20th largest community in Wyoming.

Of important note, Buffalo is also a city of artists. Buffalo has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Buffalo’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Buffalo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.24% 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.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Buffalo has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Buffalo has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Buffalo than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Buffalo may be for you.

One of the benefits of Buffalo is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.47 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The education level of Buffalo citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.92% of adults in Buffalo have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Buffalo in 2022 was $36,761, which is middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,044 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, Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish.

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


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