How unequal is income in Buffalo?
The GINI income-inequality index and household-income distribution for Buffalo, NY, compared with the county, the state and the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B19083 and B19001.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
How income is spread across Buffalo.
GINI index: 0.507 — U.S.: 0.483 (0 = equal, 1 = unequal)
GINI index
- Buffalo: 0.5
- Erie County: 0.5
- NY: 0.5
- U.S.: 0.5
What it means
Buffalo's GINI of 0.507 is 0.024 higher than the national 0.483 — income is more concentrated here.
The GINI index measures how evenly household income is distributed. A score of 0 would mean every household earned the same; 1 would mean one household earned everything.
Income brackets are rounded shares of households. They do not adjust for household size or local cost of living.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
- Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
- data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
- ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most
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