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14213 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14213 covers Buffalo, New York, with a population of about 23,072 and a median household income of $52,597.

Population
23,07212,042 per square mile
Median age
31.86.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$52,59738% below the New York median
Poverty rate
26.7%14.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$207,906up 18.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,05933% below the New York median
Degree or higher
35.8%0.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
37.4%27.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
311

Where 14213 is

Buffalo, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population23,072
Median age31.8
Family households49.5%
Born outside the US15.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home32.1%
White (non-Hispanic)45.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)17.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)12.2%
Hispanic or Latino20.3%
Veterans3.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$52,597
Income per person$28,995
Poverty rate26.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance34.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.8%
$10–15k7.1%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k4.2%
$200k or more3.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,340
Mean adjusted gross income$43,365
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.3%
Returns, under $25k38.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$192,300
Median gross rent$1,059
Rent as a share of household income30.1%
Owner-occupied37.4%
Vacant homes18.4%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house29.2%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units57.4%
5 to 19 units5.3%
20 or more units5.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$207,906as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 135.7%
Typical asking rent$1,354as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$207,906$44,624

$51,175 in 2007 to $207,906 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,354$1,044

$1,044 in 2021 to $1,354 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%
High school diploma or higher81.4%
Works from home12.8%
Drives to work alone58.1%
Takes public transport9.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.9% 3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.3% 5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52% 9.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity26.2% 9.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25% 10.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14% 4.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14% 5.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments311
People employed3,845
Annual payroll$179,524,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 31.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss25.9 out of 100
Community resilience92.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding44.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind25.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire19.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide11Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$52,597$84,578$78,538
Income per person$28,995$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate26.7%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,059$1,576$1,348
Homeownership37.4%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home12.8%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US15.9%22.6%13.9%
Median age31.839.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBUFFALO, NY US12.9 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year95 in

Average high and low by month

January32.1°F / 19°F3.35 in rain, 26.7 in snow
February33.3°F / 19.5°F2.49 in rain, 18.1 in snow
March41.8°F / 26.4°F2.89 in rain, 14.1 in snow
April54.7°F / 36.5°F3.37 in rain, 2.5 in snow
May67.4°F / 48.3°F3.37 in rain
June75.6°F / 58.1°F3.37 in rain
July80.2°F / 63.1°F3.23 in rain
August79°F / 61.7°F3.23 in rain
September72.3°F / 54.5°F4.1 in rain
October59.6°F / 43.9°F4.03 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November47.8°F / 34.2°F3.5 in rain, 7.8 in snow
December37.2°F / 25.6°F3.75 in rain, 25.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket69% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Buffalo City School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability14 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

14222 Buffalo, NY1.1 km away
14209 Buffalo, NY2 km away
14201 Buffalo, NY2.3 km away
14203 Buffalo, NY3.1 km away
14208 Buffalo, NY3.2 km away
14202 Buffalo, NY3.4 km away
14205 Buffalo, NY3.5 km away
14276 Buffalo, NY3.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Erie County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.92 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density12,042 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9167, -78.8895

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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