Household Types in Buffalo, New York (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York and Buffalo
Buffalo
New York
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family223.969617%43.958145%23.969617%24.0%26,28726.3k21.516760%14.521206%21.516760%21.5%23,59723.6k5.730933%4.992481%5.730933%5.7%6,28539.793741%29.783351%39.793741%39.8%43,64143.6k8.988948%6.744817%8.988948%9.0%9,858
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in New York and Buffalo
Buffalo
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads36.858834%66.122774%36.858834%36.9%10,08910.1k53.379366%26.431941%53.379366%53.4%14,61114.6k9.761800%7.445285%9.761800%9.8%2,672

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York and Buffalo
Buffalo
New York
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.958967%27.094114%24.958967%25.0%27,37227.4k74.837692%72.562969%74.837692%74.8%82,07382.1k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York and Buffalo
Buffalo
New York
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Black3Mixed3-10.281348%-5.418548%-18.409170%-12.608545%-9.083888%-4.839216%-20.684329%-7.243337%-46.717610%47%53.282390%58.149231%53.282390%53%2,879-11.722519%-5.027662%-40.605033%-13.622562%-8.727054%-3.701308%-31.575081%-7.401629%-70.977777%71%29.022223%48.594928%29.022223%29%53,68353.7k-32.475884%-4.565916%-30.996785%-6.720257%-20.691957%-7.786456%-25.344604%-6.154482%-74.758842%75%25.241158%40.022501%25.241158%25%3,110-33.236994%-9.044543%-30.159810%-5.457327%-29.616010%-9.508392%-21.066356%-5.403157%-77.898674%78%22.101326%34.406085%22.101326%22%5,882-31.930035%-6.201030%-42.216365%-3.483886%-30.828454%-6.908334%-32.861005%-4.367692%-83.831317%84%16.168683%25.034515%16.168683%16%41,73541.7k-30.138714%-7.061791%-40.184952%-8.322825%-20.263113%-6.480295%-28.088872%-8.781821%-85.708281%86%14.291719%36.385899%14.291719%14%2,379
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Buffalo

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
6%14%22%31%39%47%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%17%25%33%41%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%4.2%7.4%10.7%14.0%17.3%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%22%33%44%55%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%18%25%32%39%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Buffalo

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%23%42%61%81%100%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.5%6.9%10.4%13.9%17.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%59%75%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Buffalo

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%25%38%50%63%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.2%13.8%18.5%23.1%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%34%51%69%86%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%34%45%57%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Buffalo

There are 53 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Buffalo (51 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Buffalo, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 802.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected neighborhoods in Buffalo, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNortheastEggertsvilleMiddle AtlanticSouth ParkAlbrightNew YorkSouth AbbottBuffalo AreaErieParksidePark MeadowStarin CntrlCazenovia PkAbbott McKinleyKaisertownNorth ParkForestRiverside PkGrant FerryBabcockFront ParkFirst WardWaterfrontTriangleBuffaloBuffaloBlack RockDelaware ParkLovejoyN DelawareMilitarySenecaDelaware-W FerrySchiller ParkHamlin ParkUniversityLaSalleGriderS EllicottMedical ParkBroadway-FillmoreEmersonKensingtonAllenKenfieldMasten ParkEmslieCntrl Business DistLakeviewLeroyMLK ParkColumbusKingsleyGenesee MoselleBryantWillert ParkCold Spring48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.912347%46.912347%47%2,865146.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.289662%45.289662%45%1,2581,259244.158075%44.158075%44%478343.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M42.511508%42.511508%43%648649442.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k41.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k39.461956%39.461956%39%480481535.702735%35.702735%36%626627635.045727%35.045727%35%862734.123756%34.123756%34%810831.982537%31.982537%32%957958930.162302%30.162302%30%8008011030.074532%30.074532%30%2,1041128.634596%28.634596%29%1,0001,0011228.506528%28.506528%29%1,4191,4201328.092342%28.092342%28%8671427.150122%27.150122%27%4194201527.139637%27.139637%27%1,4811626.633067%26.633067%27%2272281726.271186%26.271186%26%2201826.150617%26.150617%26%4324331923.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.222372%23.222372%23%6496502023.101347%23.101347%23%1142122.984527%22.984527%23%7612222.710681%22.710681%23%2332322.239126%22.239126%22%3953962421.903574%21.903574%22%3343352521.320658%21.320658%21%6062620.897141%20.897141%21%9109112720.527395%20.527395%21%4454462819.740616%19.740616%20%3182919.726988%19.726988%20%7147153018.765975%18.765975%19%4824833118.050506%18.050506%18%2613217.992641%17.992641%18%1523317.617199%17.617199%18%5463417.514892%17.514892%18%1511523517.422896%17.422896%17%7307313617.060275%17.060275%17%3253263715.871374%15.871374%16%5453815.692495%15.692495%16%2052063914.910003%14.910003%15%1084014.410480%14.410480%14%1104113.859740%13.859740%14%2382394213.395675%13.395675%13%3153164313.119028%13.119028%13%2284411.574030%11.574030%12%1461474511.361211%11.361211%11%1754611.127996%11.127996%11%1951964710.833056%10.833056%11%4714810.820820%10.820820%11%333334496.060606%6.060606%6%2850
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Buffalo Area

There are 52 places in the Buffalo Area. This section compares Buffalo to all of the places in the Buffalo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected other places in the Buffalo Area, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%60%Count#Clarence CtrRapidsWanakahElma CenterBarkerFarnhamRansomvilleTown LineNorth BostonHarris HillEdenYoungstownClarenceOrchard ParkLk Erie BchHollandEast AuroraGrandyle VlgNewfaneHamburgWest SenecaUnited StatesNortheastDepewMiddle AtlanticEggertsvilleNorth CollinsBillington HtsOlcottWilsonMiddleportNew YorkAngola on the LkAngolaTonawandaBuffalo AreaLancasterErieCheektowagaLewistonLockportNiagara FallsLackawannaGowandaBlasdellBuffaloBuffaloUniv at Buffalo69.377990%69.377990%69%580164.249578%64.249578%64%381264.025357%64.025357%64%808362.555066%62.555066%63%710460.619469%60.619469%61%137560.144928%60.144928%60%83659.618718%59.618718%60%344759.324155%59.324155%59%474856.652361%56.652361%57%660956.651982%56.651982%57%1,2861055.066771%55.066771%55%7011154.521964%54.521964%55%4221254.504095%54.504095%55%5991352.734082%52.734082%53%7041452.326249%52.326249%52%9111551.851852%51.851852%52%2801651.217565%51.217565%51%1,2831750.477627%50.477627%50%1,0041850.336474%50.336474%50%7481948.896779%48.896779%49%1,9282048.246110%48.246110%48%9,3942148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.747967%46.747967%47%3,1052246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.663599%46.663599%47%3,0422346.611910%46.611910%47%2272446.254072%46.254072%46%2842545.859873%45.859873%46%2162645.149254%45.149254%45%2422744.672131%44.672131%45%3272843.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.947368%43.947368%44%3342943.844221%43.844221%44%3493042.905903%42.905903%43%11,06211.1k3142.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k42.142210%42.142210%42%1,8613341.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k39.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k3738.192668%38.192668%38%4484136.740857%36.740857%37%3,2854431.492079%31.492079%31%6,6594729.944766%29.944766%30%2,2774829.589271%29.589271%30%3534929.545455%29.545455%30%3385023.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k5117.525773%17.525773%18%1752
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 52 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in New York

There are 1,195 places in New York. This section compares Buffalo to the 50 most populous places in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 27,601.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected other places in New York, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%60%Count#New CityCommackHicksvilleOceansideLevittownFranklin SqCentereachHarrisonEast MeadowValley StreamWest BabylonHuntington StationElmontBrentwoodCoramNew RochelleWest SenecaUnited StatesNortheastUniondaleMiddle AtlanticPort ChesterFreeportSpring ValleyWhite PlainsNew YorkIrondequoitBrightonTonawandaBay ShoreN TonawandaBuffalo AreaErieCentral IslipYonkersCheektowagaMiddletownLong BeachRomeNew YorkJamestownHempsteadUticaSchenectadyNiagara FallsMount VernonElmiraNewburghPoughkeepsieTroyBinghamtonSyracuseBuffaloBuffaloAlbanyRochesterIthaca72.171142%72.171142%72%7,928171.845399%71.845399%72%8,495266.221852%66.221852%66%8,734365.781903%65.781903%66%7,088465.556648%65.556648%66%10,67010.7k565.364691%65.364691%65%6,309661.284722%61.284722%61%6,001760.745982%60.745982%61%5,065860.216909%60.216909%60%7,329959.288538%59.288538%59%6,9001056.876457%56.876457%57%7,8081153.788559%53.788559%54%5,3881252.687953%52.687953%53%5,1651351.572515%51.572515%52%6,9201450.466073%50.466073%50%7,3631548.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k1648.246110%48.246110%48%9,3941748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.828504%46.828504%47%3,5881846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.286031%46.286031%46%4,1751944.385546%44.385546%44%5,9452044.048020%44.048020%44%3,9262143.963134%43.963134%44%9,5402243.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.713034%43.713034%44%9,6822343.108091%43.108091%43%6,7242442.905903%42.905903%43%11,06211.1k2542.838513%42.838513%43%3,9422642.567120%42.567120%43%5,7872742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k41.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k41.292792%41.292792%41%3,8842840.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2939.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k3038.996063%38.996063%39%3,9623137.443305%37.443305%37%5,3663236.313702%36.313702%36%4,7603336.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M3433.661572%33.661572%34%4,2733532.638494%32.638494%33%5,1673632.292607%32.292607%32%7,5093732.228139%32.228139%32%7,5043831.492079%31.492079%31%6,6593930.819035%30.819035%31%7,6164029.781525%29.781525%30%3,1084129.553532%29.553532%30%2,6614227.461594%27.461594%27%3,4504326.818571%26.818571%27%5,3204426.630187%26.630187%27%5,2564524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.581830%19.581830%20%1,84550
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Buffalo to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNashuaCranstonNew YorkBuffalo AreaErieYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1043.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M42.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k41.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Buffalo to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buffalo, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoNew YorkOklahoma CityWichitaBuffalo AreaSan AntonioLas VegasErieOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaBuffaloBuffaloClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k42.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k41.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4823.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k23.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k21.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Buffalo. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
New York
County:
Erie
Metro Area:
Buffalo Area
ZIP Codes:
14201, 14202, 14203, 14204, 14206, 14207, 14208, 14209, 14210, 14211, 14212, 14213, 14214, 14215, 14216, 14218, 14220, 14222, 14223, 14225
Unified School District:
Buffalo
Neighborhoods:
Abbott McKinley, Albright, Allen, Babcock, Black Rock, Broadway-Fillmore, Bryant, Cazenovia Park, Central Business District, Cold Spring, Columbus, Delaware Park, Delaware-West Ferry, Eggertsville, Emerson, Emslie, First Ward, Forest, Front Park, Genesee Moselle, Grant Ferry, Grider, Hamlin Park, Kaisertown, Kenfield, Kensington, Kingsley, LaSalle, Lakeview, Leroy, Lovejoy, MLK Park, Masten Park, Medical Park, Military, North Delaware, North Park, Park Meadow, Parkside, Riverside Park, Schiller Park, Seneca, South Abbott, South Ellicott, South Park, Squaw Island, Starin Central, Tifft, Triangle, University, Valley, Waterfront, Willert Park
Congressional Districts:
NY-26, NY-27
State Senate Districts:
NY-60, NY-63
Assembly Districts:
NY-140, NY-141, NY-142, NY-149
Neighboring Cities:
Lackawanna
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Cheektowaga, Eggertsville, Tonawanda, West Seneca
Neighboring Villages:
Kenmore, Sloan
Nearby Cities:
Tonawanda
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Grandyle Village, Harris Hill, University at Buffalo, Wanakah
Nearby Villages:
Blasdell, Depew, Lancaster, Orchard Park, Williamsville