ZIP 14227 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 14227 (Buffalo, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, NY · Erie County
uszips 2026
People20,621
Median age48.4
Household income$68,928
Home value$208,597
Median rent$1,109/mo
Poverty6.3%
College degree+28.5%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Wider region
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 972 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,979
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.9% are 65 or older; 86.1% are adults.
Household income
32.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,978.
Education (adults 25+)
42.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.4%
- Never married
- 30.8%
- Divorced
- 14.8%
- Widowed
- 9.0%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 52.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 5.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.0%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.