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14219 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14219 covers Buffalo, New York, with a population of about 10,894 and a median household income of $75,465.

Population
10,8941,568 per square mile
Median age
47.48.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,46511% below the New York median
Poverty rate
12.6%about the US average
Typical home value
$264,815up 36.6% in five years
Median rent
$92841% below the New York median
Degree or higher
21.4%13.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.6%9.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
367

Where 14219 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

Population10,894
Median age47.4
Family households59.9%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)87.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans7.1%
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$75,465
Income per person$40,612
Poverty rate12.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k4.6%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k5.6%
$50–60k3.7%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k13.3%
$150–200k7.5%
$200k or more3.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,920
Mean adjusted gross income$59,192
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k26.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$181,800
Median gross rent$928
Rent as a share of household income31.8%
Owner-occupied74.6%
Vacant homes5.6%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house65.1%
Attached house4.3%
2 to 4 units18.3%
5 to 19 units7.6%
20 or more units2.1%
Mobile home2.5%
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$264,815as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$264,815$79,417

$82,001 in 2000 to $264,815 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone81.2%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.1%
Health

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

Obesity33.2% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82% 5.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.1% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.9% 3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments367
People employed6,971
Annual payroll$310,548,000
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 38.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36.4 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 wave77.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought68Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding48.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide25Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail11.1Very 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$75,465$84,578$78,538
Income per person$40,612$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$181,800$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$928$1,576$1,348
Homeownership74.6%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home8.7%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%22.6%13.9%
Median age47.439.638.7
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 stationCOLDEN 1 N, NY US18 km away

Average high and low by month

January30.6°F / 14.7°F
February32.7°F / 13.5°F
March40.9°F / 20.6°F
April54.4°F / 32.3°F
May66.7°F / 43.6°F
June74.5°F / 52.5°F
July78.4°F / 57°F
August77.4°F / 55.5°F
September71°F / 48.6°F
October59.1°F / 39.6°F
November46.9°F / 30.2°F
December36.5°F / 21.9°F
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 supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Frontier Central School District80.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Orchard Park Central School District12.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Lackawanna City School District4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
West Seneca Central School District2.7% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability12.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

14218 Buffalo, NY3.5 km away
14273 Buffalo, NY4.9 km away
14010 Athol Springs, NY5.3 km away
14231 Buffalo, NY5.3 km away
14233 Buffalo, NY5.3 km away
14240 Buffalo, NY5.3 km away
14260 Buffalo, NY5.3 km away
14261 Buffalo, NY5.3 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 area6.95 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Population density1,568 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7863, -78.8264

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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