ZIP 14222 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 14222 (Buffalo, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, NY · Erie County
uszips 2026
People15,311
Median age33.2
Household income$81,652
Home value$409,152
Median rent$1,174/mo
Poverty12.8%
College degree+64.6%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Wider region
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 4,735 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,894
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 87.1% are adults.
Household income
40.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,381.
Education (adults 25+)
39.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.9%
- Never married
- 56.4%
- Divorced
- 11.7%
- Widowed
- 2.0%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 70.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 39.9%
- Rent burden
- 23.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.6%
- Veterans
- 3.1%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 1.7%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.