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Buffalo Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,170,111
Land Area (2000): 4,058.920 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2,070.871 square kilometers

Buffalo Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2000	1,193,158	2003	Not Available	2005	1,156,031
2001	1,172,265	2004	1,161,677	2006	1,150,784
2002	1,181,277			2007	1,129,953

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	2,059,604	87.91%
Rural, Farm	7,968	0.34%
Rural, Non-farm	275,306	11.75%

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Buffalo Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	587,232	556,379	30,853	5.25%	53
1991	586,983	544,599	42,384	7.22%	72
1992	584,256	540,429	43,827	7.50%	75
1993	578,709	539,579	39,129	6.76%	68
1994	579,614	544,563	35,051	6.05%	60
1995	576,654	545,731	30,923	5.36%	54
1996	577,729	548,178	29,550	5.11%	51
1997	585,685	554,370	31,315	5.35%	53
1998	582,605	550,926	31,679	5.44%	54
1999	577,420	546,557	30,863	5.35%	54
2000	578,523	553,783	24,739	4.28%	43
2001	573,469	545,606	27,864	4.86%	49
2002	580,960	548,312	32,648	5.62%	57
2003	581,206	546,649	34,557	5.95%	59
2004	584,478	550,612	33,867	5.79%	58
2005	584,237	553,290	30,947	5.30%	53
2006	583,317	553,785	29,533	5.06%	51
2007	576,759	549,216	27,543	4.78%	48
2008	582,229	547,588	34,641	5.95%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	579,347	540,060	39,287	6.78%	68
Feb 1990	582,585	547,131	35,454	6.09%	61
Mar 1990	581,850	550,156	31,694	5.45%	54
Apr 1990	581,109	550,143	30,966	5.33%	53
May 1990	583,899	556,152	27,747	4.75%	48
Jun 1990	596,229	568,203	28,026	4.70%	47
Jul 1990	601,062	570,481	30,581	5.09%	51
Aug 1990	597,715	568,452	29,263	4.90%	49
Sep 1990	584,852	556,794	28,058	4.80%	48
Oct 1990	586,723	559,440	27,283	4.65%	47
Nov 1990	586,162	556,402	29,760	5.08%	51
Dec 1990	585,251	553,135	32,116	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	587,420	541,240	46,180	7.86%	79
Feb 1991	587,939	538,382	49,557	8.43%	84
Mar 1991	586,282	538,133	48,149	8.21%	82
Apr 1991	584,498	541,596	42,902	7.34%	73
May 1991	586,838	543,208	43,630	7.43%	74
Jun 1991	594,658	552,796	41,862	7.04%	70
Jul 1991	600,178	557,996	42,182	7.03%	70
Aug 1991	594,163	553,835	40,328	6.79%	68
Sep 1991	578,853	542,524	36,329	6.28%	63
Oct 1991	581,045	545,087	35,958	6.19%	62
Nov 1991	580,389	540,993	39,396	6.79%	68
Dec 1991	581,533	539,398	42,135	7.25%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	581,942	532,172	49,770	8.55%	86
Feb 1992	581,638	530,420	51,218	8.81%	88
Mar 1992	579,099	531,721	47,378	8.18%	82
Apr 1992	578,564	534,817	43,747	7.56%	76
May 1992	582,003	539,786	42,217	7.25%	73
Jun 1992	593,748	549,098	44,650	7.52%	75
Jul 1992	600,991	554,319	46,672	7.77%	78
Aug 1992	596,136	552,379	43,757	7.34%	73
Sep 1992	581,717	540,267	41,450	7.13%	71
Oct 1992	575,726	538,605	37,121	6.45%	64
Nov 1992	578,279	539,367	38,912	6.73%	67
Dec 1992	581,231	542,195	39,036	6.72%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	576,491	531,410	45,081	7.82%	78
Feb 1993	576,730	532,096	44,634	7.74%	77
Mar 1993	574,564	533,814	40,750	7.09%	71
Apr 1993	569,649	531,123	38,526	6.76%	68
May 1993	576,076	539,007	37,069	6.43%	64
Jun 1993	588,447	549,407	39,040	6.63%	66
Jul 1993	596,904	551,758	45,146	7.56%	76
Aug 1993	586,276	548,347	37,929	6.47%	65
Sep 1993	571,816	536,263	35,553	6.22%	62
Oct 1993	575,162	539,952	35,210	6.12%	61
Nov 1993	575,857	540,691	35,166	6.11%	61
Dec 1993	576,533	541,085	35,448	6.15%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	578,887	535,926	42,961	7.42%	74
Feb 1994	578,811	536,187	42,624	7.36%	74
Mar 1994	576,244	535,493	40,751	7.07%	71
Apr 1994	571,780	534,949	36,831	6.44%	64
May 1994	575,770	542,383	33,387	5.80%	58
Jun 1994	584,218	548,839	35,379	6.06%	61
Jul 1994	593,592	556,194	37,398	6.30%	63
Aug 1994	588,850	554,522	34,328	5.83%	58
Sep 1994	575,022	544,966	30,056	5.23%	52
Oct 1994	577,846	549,053	28,793	4.98%	50
Nov 1994	576,669	547,593	29,076	5.04%	50
Dec 1994	577,674	548,650	29,024	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	575,603	539,175	36,428	6.33%	63
Feb 1995	575,928	541,126	34,802	6.04%	60
Mar 1995	574,523	541,911	32,612	5.68%	57
Apr 1995	574,250	541,695	32,555	5.67%	57
May 1995	571,300	542,159	29,141	5.10%	51
Jun 1995	581,624	551,421	30,203	5.19%	52
Jul 1995	591,253	558,398	32,855	5.56%	56
Aug 1995	585,708	553,940	31,768	5.42%	54
Sep 1995	571,242	542,583	28,659	5.02%	50
Oct 1995	573,454	547,716	25,738	4.49%	45
Nov 1995	573,908	546,301	27,607	4.81%	48
Dec 1995	571,052	542,344	28,708	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	571,792	537,018	34,774	6.08%	61
Feb 1996	571,018	536,889	34,129	5.98%	60
Mar 1996	571,192	537,775	33,417	5.85%	59
Apr 1996	567,837	535,739	32,098	5.65%	57
May 1996	572,802	543,944	28,858	5.04%	50
Jun 1996	582,689	554,500	28,189	4.84%	48
Jul 1996	592,905	561,633	31,272	5.27%	53
Aug 1996	588,383	560,839	27,544	4.68%	47
Sep 1996	575,730	550,436	25,294	4.39%	44
Oct 1996	579,376	554,323	25,053	4.32%	43
Nov 1996	579,172	552,401	26,771	4.62%	46
Dec 1996	579,847	552,641	27,206	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	579,326	544,047	35,279	6.09%	61
Feb 1997	580,247	545,297	34,950	6.02%	60
Mar 1997	582,120	548,254	33,866	5.82%	58
Apr 1997	578,312	548,833	29,479	5.10%	51
May 1997	583,824	555,015	28,809	4.93%	49
Jun 1997	591,704	560,847	30,857	5.21%	52
Jul 1997	600,802	567,127	33,675	5.61%	56
Aug 1997	596,201	564,807	31,394	5.27%	53
Sep 1997	582,741	552,328	30,413	5.22%	52
Oct 1997	583,114	555,257	27,857	4.78%	48
Nov 1997	584,571	555,672	28,899	4.94%	49
Dec 1997	585,252	554,950	30,302	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	582,754	546,401	36,353	6.24%	62
Feb 1998	583,700	547,104	36,596	6.27%	63
Mar 1998	581,765	546,883	34,882	6.00%	60
Apr 1998	575,612	545,246	30,366	5.28%	53
May 1998	579,495	550,547	28,948	5.00%	50
Jun 1998	588,174	558,115	30,059	5.11%	51
Jul 1998	597,435	554,484	42,951	7.19%	72
Aug 1998	589,545	559,811	29,734	5.04%	50
Sep 1998	577,560	548,690	28,870	5.00%	50
Oct 1998	577,204	551,408	25,796	4.47%	45
Nov 1998	578,889	551,375	27,514	4.75%	48
Dec 1998	579,123	551,044	28,079	4.85%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	576,805	540,074	36,731	6.37%	64
Feb 1999	577,364	540,791	36,573	6.33%	63
Mar 1999	575,828	541,099	34,729	6.03%	60
Apr 1999	569,621	539,278	30,343	5.33%	53
May 1999	574,603	546,099	28,504	4.96%	50
Jun 1999	585,218	553,110	32,108	5.49%	55
Jul 1999	589,859	556,276	33,583	5.69%	57
Aug 1999	585,657	555,449	30,208	5.16%	52
Sep 1999	570,900	542,440	28,460	4.99%	50
Oct 1999	573,800	548,129	25,671	4.47%	45
Nov 1999	575,188	548,650	26,538	4.61%	46
Dec 1999	574,198	547,288	26,910	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	580,280	550,142	30,138	5.19%	52
Feb 2000	579,839	550,611	29,228	5.04%	50
Mar 2000	575,707	548,747	26,960	4.68%	47
Apr 2000	573,055	550,147	22,908	4.00%	40
May 2000	572,989	550,257	22,732	3.97%	40
Jun 2000	583,863	560,100	23,763	4.07%	41
Jul 2000	588,443	563,470	24,973	4.24%	42
Aug 2000	587,679	563,527	24,152	4.11%	41
Sep 2000	572,002	548,843	23,159	4.05%	40
Oct 2000	576,466	554,909	21,557	3.74%	37
Nov 2000	576,473	553,205	23,268	4.04%	40
Dec 2000	575,475	551,442	24,033	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	575,324	545,630	29,694	5.16%	52
Feb 2001	573,103	544,521	28,582	4.99%	50
Mar 2001	571,249	544,006	27,243	4.77%	48
Apr 2001	565,828	540,298	25,530	4.51%	45
May 2001	569,390	544,795	24,595	4.32%	43
Jun 2001	578,970	552,994	25,976	4.49%	45
Jul 2001	582,092	554,558	27,534	4.73%	47
Aug 2001	577,765	550,519	27,246	4.72%	47
Sep 2001	569,173	542,269	26,904	4.73%	47
Oct 2001	573,175	545,143	28,032	4.89%	49
Nov 2001	572,702	542,340	30,362	5.30%	53
Dec 2001	572,861	540,194	32,667	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	576,878	537,782	39,096	6.78%	68
Feb 2002	580,935	542,282	38,653	6.65%	67
Mar 2002	577,505	540,626	36,879	6.39%	64
Apr 2002	574,668	541,397	33,271	5.79%	58
May 2002	578,093	547,149	30,944	5.35%	54
Jun 2002	587,056	555,613	31,443	5.36%	54
Jul 2002	590,731	558,360	32,371	5.48%	55
Aug 2002	590,116	560,233	29,883	5.06%	51
Sep 2002	577,888	549,124	28,764	4.98%	50
Oct 2002	579,739	552,182	27,557	4.75%	48
Nov 2002	577,934	547,329	30,605	5.30%	53
Dec 2002	579,977	547,667	32,310	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	581,016	543,203	37,813	6.51%	65
Feb 2003	580,218	543,147	37,071	6.39%	64
Mar 2003	578,296	542,881	35,415	6.12%	61
Apr 2003	577,474	544,396	33,078	5.73%	57
May 2003	577,752	544,799	32,953	5.70%	57
Jun 2003	588,958	553,678	35,280	5.99%	60
Jul 2003	587,485	551,675	35,810	6.10%	61
Aug 2003	584,314	550,705	33,609	5.75%	58
Sep 2003	575,578	542,622	32,956	5.73%	57
Oct 2003	578,633	546,473	32,160	5.56%	56
Nov 2003	582,966	548,409	34,557	5.93%	59
Dec 2003	581,781	547,805	33,976	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	585,329	544,047	41,282	7.05%	71
Feb 2004	583,935	544,862	39,073	6.69%	67
Mar 2004	584,083	545,030	39,053	6.69%	67
Apr 2004	578,630	543,489	35,141	6.07%	61
May 2004	579,612	547,743	31,869	5.50%	55
Jun 2004	589,053	555,650	33,403	5.67%	57
Jul 2004	592,084	557,787	34,297	5.79%	58
Aug 2004	589,369	558,418	30,951	5.25%	53
Sep 2004	578,664	549,313	29,351	5.07%	51
Oct 2004	582,792	554,026	28,766	4.94%	49
Nov 2004	584,880	553,818	31,062	5.31%	53
Dec 2004	585,309	553,159	32,150	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	580,590	544,880	35,710	6.15%	62
Feb 2005	580,554	544,824	35,730	6.15%	62
Mar 2005	576,483	544,806	31,677	5.49%	55
Apr 2005	578,476	548,236	30,240	5.23%	52
May 2005	581,480	551,461	30,019	5.16%	52
Jun 2005	589,411	558,407	31,004	5.26%	53
Jul 2005	590,871	558,634	32,237	5.46%	55
Aug 2005	590,808	562,290	28,518	4.83%	48
Sep 2005	584,510	555,241	29,269	5.01%	50
Oct 2005	586,616	559,743	26,873	4.58%	46
Nov 2005	586,983	556,386	30,597	5.21%	52
Dec 2005	584,057	554,573	29,484	5.05%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	581,398	548,149	33,249	5.72%	57
Feb 2006	583,479	548,090	35,389	6.07%	61
Mar 2006	581,423	548,412	33,011	5.68%	57
Apr 2006	580,775	550,333	30,442	5.24%	52
May 2006	582,155	553,580	28,575	4.91%	49
Jun 2006	590,678	561,796	28,882	4.89%	49
Jul 2006	591,956	560,779	31,177	5.27%	53
Aug 2006	590,954	562,944	28,010	4.74%	47
Sep 2006	578,116	550,912	27,204	4.71%	47
Oct 2006	576,323	551,137	25,186	4.37%	44
Nov 2006	580,936	554,647	26,289	4.53%	45
Dec 2006	581,615	554,639	26,976	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	577,844	545,745	32,099	5.55%	56
Feb 2007	575,947	544,883	31,064	5.39%	54
Mar 2007	575,033	547,023	28,010	4.87%	49
Apr 2007	569,273	542,447	26,826	4.71%	47
May 2007	572,162	547,216	24,946	4.36%	44
Jun 2007	581,162	554,748	26,414	4.55%	45
Jul 2007	584,098	555,265	28,833	4.94%	49
Aug 2007	580,821	554,901	25,920	4.46%	45
Sep 2007	574,273	548,653	25,620	4.46%	45
Oct 2007	574,619	550,074	24,545	4.27%	43
Nov 2007	577,963	551,700	26,263	4.54%	45
Dec 2007	577,917	547,937	29,980	5.19%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	579,113	543,759	35,354	6.10%	61
Feb 2008	577,677	541,418	36,259	6.28%	63
Mar 2008	577,597	541,848	35,749	6.19%	62
Apr 2008	575,685	544,490	31,195	5.42%	54
May 2008	581,512	547,837	33,675	5.79%	58
Jun 2008	589,229	555,418	33,811	5.74%	57
Jul 2008	589,198	553,975	35,223	5.98%	60
Aug 2008	587,677	552,460	35,217	5.99%	60
Sep 2008	582,369	547,084	35,285	6.06%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Buffalo Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	43,304	7.98%
2.	Educational Services	35,228	6.49%
3.	Public Administration	30,006	5.53%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	29,952	5.52%
5.	Health Care	27,666	5.10%
6.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	27,542	5.08%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	25,126	4.63%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	19,368	3.57%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	18,220	3.36%
10.	Finance and Insurance	17,882	3.30%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	13,964	2.57%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	13,250	2.44%
13.	Other Transportation	11,756	2.17%
14.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	11,582	2.13%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	11,528	2.12%
16.	Chemical Manufacturing	10,184	1.88%
17.	Truck Transportation	10,140	1.87%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	9,572	1.76%
19.	Food Manufacturing	8,610	1.59%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	8,028	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	99,172	19.02%
2.	Educational Services	78,152	14.99%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	37,450	7.18%
4.	Finance and Insurance	34,684	6.65%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	24,262	4.65%
6.	Social Assistance	19,176	3.68%
7.	Public Administration	18,952	3.64%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	16,968	3.25%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	14,884	2.85%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	12,400	2.38%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	11,746	2.25%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	9,402	1.80%
13.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	7,316	1.40%
14.	Other Transportation	6,446	1.24%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	6,394	1.23%
16.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	5,728	1.10%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,446	1.04%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	5,406	1.04%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	5,306	1.02%
20.	Construction	5,168	0.99%

Buffalo Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	29,514	5.44%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	23,676	4.36%
3.	Other Management Occupations	23,370	4.31%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	21,544	3.97%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	21,526	3.97%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	20,846	3.84%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	19,410	3.58%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	18,916	3.49%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	17,236	3.18%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	16,814	3.10%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	14,064	2.59%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	13,036	2.40%
13.	Top Executives	12,442	2.29%
14.	Law Enforcement Workers	12,152	2.24%
15.	Engineers	11,586	2.14%
16.	Computer Specialists	11,388	2.10%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	10,600	1.95%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	10,312	1.90%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	10,054	1.85%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	9,588	1.77%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	34,676	6.65%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	33,216	6.37%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	26,444	5.07%
4.	Registered Nurses	23,260	4.46%
5.	Cashiers	18,702	3.59%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	17,342	3.33%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	17,282	3.31%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	16,708	3.20%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	16,270	3.12%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	15,946	3.06%
11.	Other Management Occupations	15,302	2.94%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	14,480	2.78%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	12,970	2.49%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	12,950	2.48%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	11,918	2.29%
16.	Other Production Occupations	11,752	2.25%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	10,942	2.10%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	10,638	2.04%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	10,548	2.02%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	10,400	1.99%

Buffalo Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	904,777	49.24%
15-35 hours	264,082	14.37%
1-14 hours	61,752	3.36%
No regular hours	606,786	33.02%

Buffalo Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	23,582	2.31%
5 AM-5:29 AM	19,093	1.87%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	33,814	3.32%
6 AM-6:29 AM	73,501	7.21%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	104,629	10.26%
7 AM-7:29 AM	142,803	14.00%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	172,602	16.92%
8 AM-8:29 AM	122,497	12.01%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	68,695	6.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	55,468	5.44%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	21,235	2.08%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	12,923	1.27%
Noon-3:59 PM	86,227	8.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM	82,841	8.12%

Buffalo Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	34,031	3.34%
5-9	120,565	11.82%
10-14	177,263	17.38%
15-19	183,964	18.04%
20-24	183,603	18.00%
25-29	78,584	7.70%
30-34	120,397	11.80%
35-39	24,813	2.43%
40-44	25,855	2.54%
45-59	37,909	3.72%
60-89	19,214	1.88%
At least 90	13,712	1.34%

Buffalo Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	14,254	1.40%	763,756	74.88%
30-44	11,250	1.10%	159,815	15.67%
45-59	5,352	0.52%	32,557	3.19%
At least 60	5,700	0.56%	27,226	2.67%

Buffalo Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	2,106	0.20%
Car / truck / van, carpool	98,086	9.41%
Car / truck / van, solo	850,940	81.66%
Motorcycle	448	0.04%
Other	3,526	0.34%
Public transportation	36,556	3.51%
Walked	28,248	2.71%
Worked at home	22,163	2.13%

Buffalo Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Buffalo Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 937,534 (2,270,318 people)
: 606,430 (1,846,472 people)
: 226,681
: 1,397,729
Buffalo Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	100,068	10.66%
$10,000-$14,999	72,772	7.75%
$15,000-$19,999	68,314	7.28%
$20,000-$24,999	65,409	6.97%
$25,000-$29,999	64,442	6.87%
$30,000-$34,999	58,661	6.25%
$35,000-$39,999	54,297	5.79%
$40,000-$44,999	50,705	5.40%
$45,000-$49,999	48,194	5.13%
$50,000-$59,999	83,186	8.86%
$60,000-$74,999	95,359	10.16%
$75,000-$99,999	91,883	9.79%
$100,000-$124,999	41,434	4.41%
$125,000-$149,999	18,434	1.96%
$150,000-$199,999	13,470	1.44%
$200,000 or more	11,941	1.27%

Buffalo Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	141,390	30.17%
Family, 2 people	129,750	27.68%
Nonfamily, 2 people	21,069	4.50%
Family, 3 people	70,579	15.06%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,862	0.61%
Family, 4 people	61,702	13.16%
Nonfamily, 4 people	949	0.20%
Family, 5 people	27,490	5.86%
Nonfamily, 5 people	299	0.06%
Family, 6 people	8,715	1.86%
Nonfamily, 6 people	99	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	3,705	0.79%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	110	0.02%

Buffalo Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	702,065	27.17%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	398,102	15.41%
Public Assistance	41,199	1.59%
Retirement	202,233	7.83%
Self Employment	76,890	2.98%
Social Security	291,161	11.27%
Supplemental Security	46,060	1.78%
Wage / Salary	685,198	26.52%
Other	141,263	5.47%

Buffalo Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	255,449	56.49%
With children under 18	196,734	43.51%

Buffalo Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	69,079	7.86%
Married	504,395	57.40%
Never Married	275,704	31.37%
Widowed	29,600	3.37%

Buffalo Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	93,945	9.48%
Married	511,100	51.57%
Never Married	255,086	25.74%
Widowed	130,994	13.22%

Buffalo Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Buffalo Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Buffalo Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	82,425	4.65%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	224,723	12.67%
High school diploma or equivalent	543,247	30.63%
Some college, no degree	375,172	21.16%
Associate degree	163,597	9.23%
Bachelors degree	233,790	13.18%
Graduate or professional degree	150,449	8.48%

Buffalo Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	21,028	1.80%	18,633	1.59%	39,661	3.39%
Kindergarten	26,543	2.27%	5,012	0.43%	31,555	2.70%
Grades 1-4	114,875	9.82%	22,613	1.93%	137,488	11.75%
Grades 5-8	116,331	9.94%	19,811	1.69%	136,142	11.63%
Grades 9-12	117,761	10.06%	14,719	1.26%	132,480	11.32%
Undergrad college	81,834	6.99%	37,921	3.24%	119,755	10.23%
Graduate or professional school	21,814	1.86%	9,416	0.80%	31,230	2.67%
Total	500,186	42.75%	128,125	10.95%	628,311	53.70%

Buffalo Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Buffalo Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Buffalo Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	2,555	2,626
2002	2,259	2,141
2003	2,098	2,125
2004	2,133	2,146

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Buffalo Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Buffalo Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	2,008,505	88.13%
Below Poverty Level	270,561	11.87%

Buffalo Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Buffalo Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 6,687
Buffalo Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2000	2.420	0.225	0.035	1.632	4.312	0.000	6.204	20.587	3.300	30.092
2001	2.395	0.299	0.062	1.722	4.479	0.000	6.220	21.563	3.395	31.179
2002	2.442	0.253	0.041	1.751	4.487	0.000	5.732	18.728	3.019	27.479
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	2.778	0.312	0.055	1.664	4.809	0.000	6.164	20.858	2.916	29.939
2005	2.840	0.294	0.057	1.966	5.157	0.000	6.534	20.697	2.900	30.131
2006	2.809	0.288	0.075	1.954	5.126	0.000	7.179	19.530	2.583	29.292
2007	2.532	0.293	0.053	1.787	4.665	0.000	6.934	20.707	2.772	30.413

Buffalo Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
2000	41,049
2001	41,800
2002	37,760

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Buffalo Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Buffalo Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	152,225	13.01%
10-19 Years	164,022	14.02%
20-29 Years	136,679	11.68%
30-39 Years	168,961	14.44%
40-49 Years	182,009	15.55%
50-59 Years	133,438	11.40%
60-69 Years	93,792	8.02%
70-79 Years	88,315	7.55%
80-89 Years	43,275	3.70%
90+ Years	7,395	0.63%

Buffalo Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	560,533	47.90%
Female	609,578	52.10%

Buffalo Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	965,233	82.49%
African-American	134,645	11.51%
Hispanic/Latino	33,967	2.90%
Asian	15,007	1.28%
Multiracial	12,600	1.08%
Amerindian	7,350	0.63%
Other Race	1,111	0.09%
Pacific Islander	198	0.02%

Buffalo Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	627,793	25.20%
2.	Polish	418,939	16.82%
3.	Irish	387,824	15.57%
4.	Italian	380,352	15.27%
5.	English	200,077	8.03%
6.	French Non-Basque	71,925	2.89%
7.	United States Or American	58,359	2.34%
8.	Scottish	40,936	1.64%
9.	Dutch	25,779	1.03%
10.	Hungarian	24,874	1.00%

Buffalo Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	2,016,810	91.61%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	59,440	2.70%
3.	Polish	31,531	1.43%
4.	Italian	19,453	0.88%
5.	German	11,049	0.50%
6.	French	10,582	0.48%
7.	Arabic	6,344	0.29%
8.	Chinese	6,018	0.27%
9.	Other Slavic	4,732	0.21%
10.	Russian	3,928	0.18%

Buffalo Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,240,004	95.61%
Naturalized immigrant	60,609	2.59%
Not a citizen	42,265	1.80%

Buffalo Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Buffalo Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Buffalo Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Erie County

Niagara County

Buffalo Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Akron	Eden	North Evans
Alden	Elma	North Tonawanda
Amherst	Evans	Olcott
Angola	Farnham	Orchard Park
Appleton	Gasport	Pendleton
Athol Springs	Getzville	Porter
Aurora	Glenwood	Ransomville
Barker	Gowanda	Rapids
Billington Heights	Grand Island	Royalton
Blasdell	Hamburg	Sanborn
Boston	Harris Hill	Sardinia
Bowmansville	Hartland	Sloan
Brant	Holland	Somerset
Buffalo	Kenmore	South Lockport
Burt	Lackawanna	South Wales
Cambria	Lake Erie Beach	Spring Brook
Cattaraugus Reservation	Lake View	Springville
Chaffee	Lancaster	Stella Niagara
Cheektowaga	Lawtons	Tonawanda
Clarence	Lewiston	Tonawanda Reservation
Clarence Center	Lockport	Town Line
Colden	Marilla	Tuscarora Reservation
Collins	Middleport	Wales
Collins Center	Model City	Wales Center
Concord	Newfane	West Falls
Crittenden	Newstead	West Seneca
Depew	Niagara	Wheatfield
Derby	Niagara Falls	Williamsville
East Amherst	Niagara University	Wilson
East Aurora	North Boston	Youngstown
East Concord	North Collins

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Buffalo (293,181)	Wilson (5,554)	Gasport (1,248)
Amherst (110,965)	Cambria (5,393)	Olcott (1,156)
Cheektowaga (79,988)	Newstead (5,319)	Tuscarora Reservation (1,138)
Tonawanda (77,875)	Boston (5,217)	Farnham (322)
Niagara Falls (55,593)	Harris Hill (4,881)	Bowmansville
Hamburg (53,541)	Royalton (4,763)	Sanborn
West Seneca (45,943)	Lake Erie Beach (4,499)	Athol Springs
North Tonawanda (33,262)	Concord (4,274)	Tonawanda Reservation
Lancaster (32,416)	Springville (4,252)	Stella Niagara
Lockport (32,024)	Angola (4,037)	Niagara University
Orchard Park (27,614)	Hartland (3,947)	Appleton
Clarence (19,495)	Sloan (3,775)	East Amherst
Lackawanna (19,064)	Porter (3,761)	North Evans
Grand Island (18,621)	Holland (3,603)	Derby
Depew (16,629)	North Collins (3,376)	Lawtons
Kenmore (16,426)	Colden (3,323)	East Concord
Lewiston (16,257)	Akron (3,085)	Glenwood
Wheatfield (14,086)	Wales (2,960)	Getzville
Elma (10,336)	Blasdell (2,718)	Lake View
Evans (9,058)	Sardinia (2,692)	South Wales
Niagara (8,978)	North Boston (2,680)	Spring Brook
South Lockport (8,552)	Town Line (2,521)	Barker
Newfane (8,501)	Somerset (2,288)	Burt
Alden (8,151)	Cattaraugus Reservation (2,024)	Chaffee
Eden (8,076)	Youngstown (1,957)	Gowanda
Collins (7,451)	Middleport (1,917)	Collins Center
Aurora (7,320)	Clarence Center (1,747)	Crittenden
East Aurora (6,673)	Billington Heights (1,691)	Wales Center
Pendleton (6,050)	Brant (1,584)	West Falls
Marilla (5,709)	Ransomville (1,488)	Model City
Williamsville (5,573)	Rapids (1,356)