ZIP 14216 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 14216 (Buffalo, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, NY · Erie County
uszips 2026
People22,849
Median age35.5
Household income$69,629
Home value$295,076
Median rent$1,211/mo
Poverty15.3%
College degree+54.0%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Wider region
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3,196 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,638
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.4% are 65 or older; 85.6% are adults.
Household income
32.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,836.
Education (adults 25+)
41.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.8%
- Never married
- 49.2%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 2.69
- Dual-income families
- 58.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 45.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.2%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.