University at Buffalo, NY

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2020 Population

6,079

1.54% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

19.6

0% 1-year change

2020 Poverty Rate

44.7%

37.6% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$21,103

76.5% 1-year growth

2020 Employed Population

1,648

2.89% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, University at Buffalo, NY had a population of 6.08k people with a median age of 19.6 and a median household income of $21,103. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of University at Buffalo, NY declined from 6,174 to 6,079, a −1.54% decrease and its median household income grew from $11,957 to $21,103, a 76.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in University at Buffalo, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (49.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.6%), Other (Hispanic) (4.46%), and White (Hispanic) (3.21%).

None of the households in University at Buffalo, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.4% of the residents in University at Buffalo, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in University at Buffalo, NY are University at Buffalo (9,279 degrees awarded in 2020).

Most people in University at Buffalo, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.6 minutes. The average car ownership in University at Buffalo, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

University at Buffalo, NY is home to a population of 6.08k people, from which 88.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 17.2% of University at Buffalo, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.04k people).

In 2020, there were 2.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.99k people) in University at Buffalo, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.47k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 707 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.4%

2020 Citizenship

88.5%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 88.4% of University at Buffalo, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in University at Buffalo, NY was 88.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in University at Buffalo, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in University at Buffalo, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.99k ± 264
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.47k ± 230
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
707 ± 163

11.8%

Hispanic Population

719 people

11.8% of the people in University at Buffalo, NY are hispanic (719 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in University at Buffalo, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
495,720 ± 17,065 people
China
408,272 ± 15,522 people
Jamaica
227,326 ± 11,637 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 495,720 New York residents, followed by China with 408,272 and Jamaica with 227,326.

Foreign-Born Population

17.2%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.04k people

16.3%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.01k people

As of 2020, 17.2% of University at Buffalo, NY residents (1.04k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in University at Buffalo, NY was 16.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in University at Buffalo, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
21 ± 30
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 24
Vietnam
0 ± 29

University at Buffalo, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), Infinityk times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of University at Buffalo, NY employs 1.65k people. The largest industries in University at Buffalo, NY are Educational Services (643 people), Retail Trade (365 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (277 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($8,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($6,944), and Transportation & Warehousing ($6,944).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,479. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.65k

2020 Value

± 236

−2.89%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in University at Buffalo, NY declined at a rate of −2.89%, from 1.7k employees to 1.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in University at Buffalo, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (390 people), Sales & Related Occupations (332 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (212 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of University at Buffalo, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.65k

2020 Value

± 236

−2.89%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in University at Buffalo, NY declined at a rate of −2.89%, from 1.7k employees to 1.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in University at Buffalo, NY, are Educational Services (643 people), Retail Trade (365 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (277 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of University at Buffalo, NY, though some of these residents may live in University at Buffalo, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$5,681

Median earning men ± $1,159

$4,015

Median earning women ± $897

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Retail Trade ($8,839), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($6,944), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($6,076).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($7,656), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($5,159), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($3,955).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in New York. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from New York to other states, or from other states to New York.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound New York product (by dollars) was Misc. mfg. prods. with $140B, followed by Electronics ($74.5B) and Mixed freight ($67.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound New York products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for New York.

$818B

2020 Value in New York

$1.62T

Projected 2050 Value in New York

98% growth

In 2020, total outbound New York trade was $818B. This is expected to increase 98% to $1.62T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound New York trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from New York to other states, or from other states to New York.

Most Common Trade Partners

New Jersey
$67.2B
Pennsylvania
$49.9B
California
$31.3B

In 2020, the top outbound New York domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New Jersey with $67.2B, followed by Pennsylvania with $49.9B and California and $31.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that New York shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from New York

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in University at Buffalo, NY awarded 9,279 degrees. The student population of University at Buffalo, NY in 2020 is skewed towards men, with 16,930 male students and 15,417 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in University at Buffalo, NY are White (4,358 and 61.8%), followed by Asian (1,009 and 14.3%), Unknown (512 and 7.26%), and Black or African American (511 and 7.25%).

The largest universities in University at Buffalo, NY by number of degrees awarded are University at Buffalo (9,279 and 100%).

The most popular majors in University at Buffalo, NY are General Business Administration & Management (952 and 10.3%), General Psychology (668 and 7.2%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (439 and 4.73%).

The median tuition cost in University at Buffalo, NY for a public four year colleges is $7,070 for in-state students and $24,740 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2020 in University at Buffalo, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 67%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 32,347 (52.3% men and 47.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2020 there were 32,347 students enrolled in University at Buffalo, NY, 52.3% men and 47.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 15,337 records, of which 47.7% were women and 52.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
770 degree-majors awarded
General Psychology
648 degree-majors awarded
Speech Communication & Rhetoric
355 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in University at Buffalo, NY was General Business Administration & Management with 770 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in University at Buffalo, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University at Buffalo

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

9,279 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University at Buffalo with 9,279 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2020, 4,765 men were awarded degrees from institutions in University at Buffalo, NY, which is 1.06 times more than the 4,514 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,358 degrees mean that there were 4.32 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1,009 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,070) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,456) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,203) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Measure

In 2020, 1.36% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.5% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (4.01M), Bachelors Degree (3.13M), and Some college (2.8M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in University at Buffalo, NY have an average commute time of 14.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in University at Buffalo, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 91.15

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in University at Buffalo, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$21,103

Median Household Income

± $5,219

169

Number of Households

± 100

In 2020, the median household income of the 169 households in University at Buffalo, NY grew to $21,103 from the previous year's value of $11,957.

The following chart displays the households in University at Buffalo, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for University at Buffalo, NY is from New York.

0.494

2020 Wage GINI in New York

0.497

2019 Wage GINI in New York

In 2020, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (39.8%)
Walked (35.9%)
Public Transit (14.4%)

In 2020, 39.8% of workers in University at Buffalo, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (35.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (14.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in University at Buffalo, NY have a shorter commute time (14.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 0.75% of the workforce in University at Buffalo, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in University at Buffalo, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in University at Buffalo, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in University at Buffalo, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

44.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in University at Buffalo, NY (135 out of 302 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in University at Buffalo, NY is Asian, followed by White and Pacific Islander.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

99% of the population of University at Buffalo, NY has health coverage, with 72% on employee plans, 11.1% on Medicaid, 0% on Medicare, 15.4% on non-group plans, and 0.561% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in New York was $9,778 in 2014. This is a 4.57% increase from the previous year ($9,351).

Primary care physicians in Erie County, NY see 1255 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.32% increase from the previous year (1251 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1148 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 306 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for New York. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in New York, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Erie County, NY.

1,255 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Erie County, NY

Primary care physicians in Erie County, NY see an average of 1,255 patients per year. This represents a 0.32% increase from the previous year (1,251 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Erie County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of New York across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 36.5% under 18 years, 62.3% between 18 and 34 years, 1.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 0% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.5% were men and 45.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

0.956%

Uninsured

72%

Employer Coverage

11.1%

Medicaid

Medicare

15.4%

Non-Group

0.561%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in University at Buffalo, NY grew by 47.3% from 0.649% to 0.956%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in University at Buffalo, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.