County profile
Buffalo County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#760 of 3,127 US counties by GDP34th-percentile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
23,423
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,777
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
51,172
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$75.9k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
34.4%±2.4%
Poverty rate
9.9%±1.2%
Business applications
462 · 2025
Retail establishments
254
49.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Buckle, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.3B70BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Retail trade24%
Manufacturing21%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction7%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
51,172
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $72.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−49
International migration+367
Natural change+659
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.2B2019
$3.3B2020
$3.8B2021
$4.1B2022
$4.3B2023
$4.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$246.4k±$7.0k
Median gross rent
$936/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
6.1%±1.2%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$59.8M
132 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 99Strong wind 97Drought 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3232016
3382017
3472018
3582019
3672020
3942021
4512022
4692023
5032024
5132025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -36% since 20212072021
1092022
1192023
1272024
1322025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.7 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
14.3 km
UP
Nearest port
260.8 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
15.4 km
KEARNEY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.9k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Buffalo?
Buffalo's economy produced $4.5B in 2024, growing 2.6% year over year — slower than 66% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.