Buffalo County
Micropolitan
FIPS 31019
Profiled Cities (1)
People
51.2K
Population
Census 2025 Est.52.9/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.1.9%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$76K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr35.1
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr93.8%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr9.9%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20247.0%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr66.4%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr12.4%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr10.6%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr83.8%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr0.8%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
2.1K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–232.2K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-18
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
2.2%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 202528.7K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$73K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$4.5B
County GDP
BEA 20241.8K
Business Establishments
CBP 202323.4K
Employees
CBP 2023$1.1B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$246K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$936
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr2.6K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr2.6K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrNo
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
38th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202238.9%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 20259.1%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202514.9%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202513.3%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202591.9/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–256.6/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25491.2/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
66.0
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Low
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$37.4M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20256.00
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.12
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20240.9%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
0.9%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202430.7%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20192.3%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
968.2 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202450.2°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202062.5°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202037.9°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202025.9"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Micropolitan
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024