ZIP 14226 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 14226 (Buffalo, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, NY · Erie County
uszips 2026
People29,159
Median age37.0
Household income$84,325
Home value$262,985
Median rent$1,136/mo
Poverty11.6%
College degree+58.6%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Wider region
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,634 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,449
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.3% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
42.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,359.
Education (adults 25+)
45.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.8%
- Never married
- 37.3%
- Divorced
- 10.5%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 61.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.1%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 3.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.