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Home > Data Center > Demographics

500 miles from 41% of the US population and 59% of Canada's = one big market.

750,000 workforce + 20,000 new grads = one mighty labor pool. 

Buffalo Niagara by the numbers. Do the Math!  And when you apply the multiplier factor - hassle-free living - you can see that we're a region where it all adds up for businesses starting out, growing, and locating in Buffalo Niagara::Where Business Works.

We're educated. Western New York is home to 15 four-year colleges and universities and 20 two-year schools, annually graduating more than 20,000.  We're affordable. With median regional housing prices slightly below $100,000, average household income of $53,000, and health insurance costs 25% below the national average, our workforce is affordable.  We're formidable. Our workforce is 750,000 strong, with the skills and education for 21st century jobs - and an old-fashioned work ethic: our absenteeism and turnover rates are among the lowest in the country.  We're growing.  Employment in Buffalo Niagara has grown .7% since August 2007.


Demographic Summary            Consumer Expenditure Summary

      Western New York                                            Western New York

      Buffalo Niagara MSA                                       Buffalo Niagara MSA 

      Allegany County                                              Allegany County 
                                                                                                 
      Cattaraugus County                                         Cattaraugus County 
                                                                                                    
      Chautauqua County                                         Chautauqua County 
                                                                                                    
      Erie County                                                      Erie County 
                                                                                                    
      Genesee County                                              Genesee County 
                                                                                                    
      Niagara County                                                Niagara County 
                                                                                                    
      Orleans County                                                Orleans County   

      Wyoming County                                             Wyoming County