The Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area is an area consisting of three counties – Erie, Cattaraugus and Niagara – in Western New York. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 1,254,066 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 1,214,163).[1] The metropolitan area has five principal cities – Buffalo (24.2% of the total MSA population), Amherst (9.3%), Cheektowaga (7.8%), Tonawanda (6.4%), and Niagara Falls (4.6%).[2]
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Indian Reservations
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,170,111 people, 468,719 households, and 301,970 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.78% White, 11.71% African American, 0.67% Native American, 1.29% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.90% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $38,352, and the median income for a family was $48,654. Males had a median income of $38,086 versus $25,589 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,788.
Combined Statistical Area
The Buffalo–Niagara–Cattaraugus Combined Statistical Area is made up of three counties in western New York. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and one micropolitan area.[4] As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 1,254,066 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 1,208,270).[5]
- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Buffalo–Niagara Falls (Erie and Niagara counties)
- Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
See also
References
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01)" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-03-27. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Principal Cities" (TXT). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-06-24. http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2007/List2.txt. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Combined Statistical Areas and Component Core Based Statistical Areas" (TXT). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-06-24. http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2007/List6.txt. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ^ "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-02)" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-03-27. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-02.csv. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
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