ZIP 14217 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 14217 (Buffalo, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, NY · Erie County
uszips 2026
People22,471
Median age41.2
Household income$73,800
Home value$207,262
Median rent$1,026/mo
Poverty10.6%
College degree+42.7%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Wider region
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,709 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,743
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
32.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,239.
Education (adults 25+)
42.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.5%
- Never married
- 39.2%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 58.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.0%
- Rent burden
- 29.1%
- Men / women
- 48% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 8.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.1%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.