| | People QuickFacts | Buffalo | Minnesota |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 15,724 | 5,379,139 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 15,453 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.8% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 15,453 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.4% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.7% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.8% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.5% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.1% | 85.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.0% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.8% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 93.4% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 83.4% | 85.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.6% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.2% | 10.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 91.7% | 91.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 26.0% | 31.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,178 | 385,675 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 27.5 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,044 | 2,347,201 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 73.6% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.9% | 21.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $189,200 | $201,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,731 | 2,094,265 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.58 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,069 | $30,310 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $63,533 | $58,476 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.1% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Buffalo | Minnesota |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,891 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 381,951 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $27,222 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 18,175 | 10,423,660 |