Moving to Buffalo Center, Iowa

Population: 963. Estimated population in July 2024: 897 (-6.9% change)
Males: 452 (46.9%), Females: 511 (53.1%)

Winnebago County

Zip code: 50424

Demographics

Median resident age: 49.3 years
Median household income: $30,694
Median house value: $36,800

Population by Race

Races in Buffalo Center:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
• Hispanic (2.6%)
• Other race (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (54.2%), Norwegian (22.1%), English (7.4%), Irish (6.4%), Dutch (4.5%), Danish (4.0%).

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Buffalo Center

• High school or higher: 78.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo Center city

• Never married: 14.8%
• Now married: 61.2%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 17.9%
• Divorced: 5.8%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -124 (-11.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo Center:

• UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 20 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN)
• HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BRITT, IA)
• KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 29 miles; ALGONA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo Center:

• MASON CITY MUNI (about 47 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
• FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
• ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 108 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo Center:

• BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 17 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; Abbreviation: SBU)
• FOREST CITY MUNI (about 26 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; Abbreviation: FXY)
• WELLS MUNI (about 26 miles; WELLS, MN; Abbreviation: 68Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo Center:

• MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 53 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
• NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
• SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 56 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
• IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
• GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
• SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 92 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
• IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)

Schools

Public high school in Buffalo Center:

• NORTH IOWA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 111 3RD AVE NW; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Buffalo Center:

• NORTH IOWA ELEM BUFFALO CENTER (Students: 211; Location: 111 3RD AVE NW; Grades: PK – 04)

Libraries

Library in Buffalo Center:

• BUFFALO CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,847; Location: 113 1ST ST NW; 9,894 books; 99 audio materials; 265 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)