Map of New York with the Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area highlighted in dark blue. Cattaraugus County, shaded in light blue, is included in the Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus Combined Statistical Area.
As of the census 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.[3] 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).[4]
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