ZIP 14218 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 14218 (Buffalo, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, NY · Erie County
uszips 2026
People20,312
Median age38.3
Household income$54,748
Home value$147,842
Median rent$878/mo
Poverty22.2%
College degree+21.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Wider region
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 968 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,613
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.7% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
22.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,260.
Education (adults 25+)
41.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.8%
- Never married
- 39.4%
- Divorced
- 15.3%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 42.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.2%
- Rent burden
- 33.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.9%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 6.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.3%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.1%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.