Buffalo is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 3,462 people and two associated neighborhoods, Buffalo is the 192nd largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Buffalo is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Buffalo is a city of professionals, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buffalo who work in healthcare suport services (19.38%), teaching (16.43%), and office and administrative support (9.01%). Also of interest is that Buffalo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small city, Buffalo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Buffalo overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Buffalo, 24.57% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Buffalo in 2022 was $28,895, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,580 for a family of four. However, Buffalo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Buffalo also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.23% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Buffalo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buffalo residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Buffalo include English, Irish, Scandinavian, German, and European. The most common language spoken in Buffalo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
