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Buffalo, Wright County, Minnesota

City in Wright County, Minnesota · ZIP 55313

  • Wright County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 16 public schools
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  • 16,736 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 6,288Households
  • $88,306Median household income
  • $281,900Median home value
  • 16Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Buffalo

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Population, 2000 to 2020+60.1%
10k12.5k15k17.5k2000: 10,09720002010: 15,45320102020: 16,168202010,09716,168
Population of Buffalo at each census
CensusPopulation
200010,097
201015,453
202016,168

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Buffalo
Under $50k26.8%
$50k to $100k32%
$100k to $150k20.2%
$150k to $200k12.1%
$200k and over8.9%

Median household income $88,306 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Buffalo
Owner occupied
4,825 units
Renter occupied
1,463 units
Vacancy rate
2.8%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Buffalo compared with its county and state
Buffalo compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureBuffaloWright CountyMinnesota
Population16,388145,2705,713,716
Median household income$88,306$106,666$87,556
Median age38.737.438.6
Median home value$281,900$332,800$305,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher30.8%34.0%38.8%
Foreign-born residents5.2%3.9%8.6%
Owner-occupied homes76.7%84.3%72.4%
Mean commute to work27.9 minutes30.3 minutes23.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Buffalo16
Public schools in Buffalo, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
BUFFALO EARLY CHILD. SP. ED PROGRAMSpecial educationPre-KBuffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARYPublicK–5Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARYPublicK–5Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
PARKSIDE ELEMENTARYPublicPre-K–5Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolPublicK–5Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLEPublic6–8Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Eastern Wright ProgramSpecial education5–8MEEKER AND WRIGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION
WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER ALC MIDDLEAlternative6–8WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGHPublic9–12Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
CORNERSTONES PROGRAMSpecial education6–12MEEKER AND WRIGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION
PHOENIX LEARNING CENTERAlternative9–12Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
PRIDE TRANSITIONSSpecial education12Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
SWMetro Buffalo-TransitionsSpecial education9–12Southwest Metro Intermediate 288
Terra Nova SchoolCharter6–12Terra Nova School
WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTERCareer and technical11–12WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER
WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER ALCAlternative9–12WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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