ZIP 14221 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 14221 (Buffalo, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, NY · Erie County
uszips 2026
People55,255
Median age47.3
Household income$101,615
Home value$328,324
Median rent$1,603/mo
Poverty7.1%
College degree+57.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Wider region
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 912 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 24,532
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.4% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
50.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,982.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.3%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 59.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.0%
- Rent burden
- 35.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 40.8%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 1.1%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.