Buffalo City, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Buffalo Population: 292648 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 137443 46.97% Female 155205 53.03%       Under 5 years 20768 7.1% 5 to 9 years 22773 7.78% 10 to 14 years 21466 7.34% 15 to 19 years 20948 7.16% 20 to 24 years 24031 8.21% 25 to 34 years 42150 14.4% 35 to 44 years 43741 14.95% 45 to 54 years 35097 11.99% 55 to 59 years 11976 4.09% 60 to 64 years 10371 3.54% 65 to 74 years 19803 6.77% 75 to 84 years 14516 4.96% 85 years and over 5008 1.71%       Median age (years) 33.6       18 years and over 215691 73.7% Male 98160 33.54% Female 117531 40.16% 21 years and over 201564 68.88% 62 years and over 45447 15.53% 65 years and over 39327 13.44% Male 14774 5.05% Female 24553 8.39%       Race     One race % White 159300 54.43% Black or African American 108951 37.23% American Indian and Alaska Native 2250 0.77% Asian 4093 1.4% Asian indian 730 0.25% Chinese 662 0.23% Filipino 189 0.06% Japanese 145 0.05% Korean 245 0.08% Vietnamese 1325 0.45% Other Asian 797 0.27% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 120 0.04% Native Hawaiian 18 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 23 0.01% Samoan 11 0% Other Pacific Islander 68 0.02% Some other race 10755 3.68% Two or more races 7179 2.45%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 292648 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 22076 7.54% Mexican 1030 0.35% Puerto Rican 17250 5.89% Cuban 353 0.12% Other Hispanic or Latino 3443 1.18% Not Hispanic or Latino 270572 92.46% White alone 151450 51.75%       Relationship     Total Population 292648 100.00% In households 281522 96.2% Householder 122720 41.93% Spouse 33888 11.58% Child 88587 30.27% Own child under 18 years 67315 23% Other relatives 16306 5.57% Under 18 years 7239 2.47% Nonrelatives 20021 6.84% Unmarried partner 7990 2.73% In group quarters 11126 3.8% Institutionalized population 5203 1.78% Non-Institutionalized population 5923 2.02%       Households by Type     Total Households 122720 100.0 % Family households (families) 67053 54.64% With own children under 18 years 35071 28.58% Married-couple family 33888 27.61% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 27387 22.32% With own children under 18 years 17687 14.41% Non Family households 55667 45.36% Householder living alone 46225 37.67% Householder 65 years and over 14803 12.06%       Households with individuals under 18 years 39393 32.1% Households with individuals 65 years and over 29128 23.74%       Average Household size 2.29 Average family size 3.07       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 145574 100.00% Occupied housing units 122720 84.3% Vacant housing units 22854 15.7% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 254 0.17% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 122720 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 53323 43.45% Renter-occupied housing units. 69397 56.55%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.47 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.16

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