ZIP 14228 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 14228 (Buffalo, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, NY · Erie County
uszips 2026
People25,350
Median age33.5
Household income$74,871
Home value$272,753
Median rent$1,334/mo
Poverty17.0%
College degree+48.4%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Wider region
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 615 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,626
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
34.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,367.
Education (adults 25+)
49.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.0%
- Never married
- 46.4%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 59.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.1%
- Rent burden
- 38.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.7%
- Unemployment
- 7.4%
- Self-employed
- 9.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.8%
- Veterans
- 4.5%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 6.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.