10.1% of Buffalo, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 18.5% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 7.8% of high school graduates and 35.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.0%. For comparison, it was 19.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Buffalo, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Buffalo:
10.1%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Buffalo:
5.5%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Buffalo:
14.6%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 19.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Buffalo:
30.0%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
50.0%
Residents above poverty level:
19.2%
Poverty by age in Buffalo, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Buffalo,IL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
5.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
8.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Buffalo,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
7.7%45 to 54 years
35.7%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
11.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Buffalo,IL (% below half of poverty level)
50.0%Under 6 years
2.6%6 to 11 years
5.3%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
9.8%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
6.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Buffalo, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Buffalo, IL (%)
8.4%White
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Buffalo, IL (absolute numbers)
29White
9.4%Below poverty level
90.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Buffalo, IL
Children below poverty level:
Buffalo, Illinois:
5.9%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Buffalo:
7.8%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Buffalo:
35.3%
Illinois:
21.7%
80.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
20.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
4.2%Worked part-time
95.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
33.3%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
66.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
25.0%1970 to 1979
50.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
25.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
5.9%1995 to 1998
8.9%1990 to 1994
8.1%1980 to 1989
11.9%1970 to 1979
5.9%1960 to 1969
12.6%1950 to 1959
6.7%1940 to 1949
37.8%1939 or earlier
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