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Population (year 2000): 1,426
Males: 649   (45.5%)
Females: 777   (54.5%)

Union County

Median resident age:   38.6 years
South Carolina median age:   35.4 years

Zip codes: 29321 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,100 (it was $36,285 in 2000)
Buffalo   $30,100
South Carolina:   $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $36,500 (it was $44,500 in 2000)
Buffalo   $36,500
South Carolina:   $113,100

Buffalo, SC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Buffalo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.3%)
  • Black (15.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)


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Ancestries: United States (37.2%), English (8.1%), Irish (4.5%), French (3.2%), German (2.2%), Dutch (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.01 square miles.

Population density: 355 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Buffalo

For population 25 years and over in Buffalo

  • High school or higher: 66.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo CDP

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 60.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

31 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).

This place:   2.2%
South Carolina:   2.9%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Buffalo, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Buffalo to the number of sex offenders is 238 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buffalo:   0.5% ($219)
South Carolina:   0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (49.4 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (67.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (578.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Union, SC (3.6 miles ), West Springs, SC (5.4 miles ), Monarch Mill, SC (5.9 miles ), Jonesville, SC (7.8 miles ), Cross Keys, SC (9.1 miles ), Pacolet, SC (13.7 miles ), Central Pacolet, SC (13.7 miles ), Saratt, SC (15.3 miles ).

Latitude: 34.72 N, Longitude: 81.68 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 864

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Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (31%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Textile mills and textile products (30%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


Average climate in Buffalo, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Buffalo-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.2 miles away from the Buffalo place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 34.6 miles away from the place center killed 5 people and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo:
  • WALLACE THOMSON HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; UNION, SC)
  • MARY BLACK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC)
  • UPSTATE CAROLINA MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; GAFFNEY, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo:
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 39 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 48 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 62 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo:
  • UNION COUNTY, TROY SHELTON FIELD (about 5 miles; UNION, SC; ID: 35A)
  • SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)
  • LAURENS COUNTY (about 24 miles; LAURENS, SC; ID: 34A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 27 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
Public elementary/middle school in Buffalo:
  • BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 612; Location: HIGHWAY 215 EAST; Grades: PK - 04)

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Churches in Buffalo include: Buffalo Baptist Church (A) , Buffalo United Methodist Church (B) , Saint Lukes Church (C) .

Cemeteries: Rice Cemetery (1) , Buffalo Cemetery (2) .

Park in Buffalo: Buffalo Mill Historic District (1) .

Post office: Buffalo Post Office (A) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.4 people
South Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   68.5%
Whole state:   69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   5.6%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   10.4%
Whole state:   14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   4.6%
Whole state:   6.5%

Buffalo compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.





2004 Presidential Election results in Union County South Carolina:



3.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,053 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   3.70%
South Carolina average:   8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spartanburg County, SC  0.98% ($31,140 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, SC  0.28% ($21,207)
from Newberry County, SC  0.14% ($18,429)


4.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,294 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.00%
South Carolina average:   6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spartanburg County, SC  1.40% ($28,958 average AGI)
to Greenville County, SC  0.24% ($25,320)
to Cherokee County, SC  0.22% ($21,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo:
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WFGN (1180 AM; daytime; 3 kW; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: HOPE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo:
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W219CH (91.7 FM; LOWRYS, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WBT-FM (99.3 FM; CHESTER, SC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Buffalo:
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)

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