What percentage of people rent in Buffalo, WY?

Name: Renters and owners in Buffalo, WY, 2020–2024
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21.4% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Buffalo, WY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 487 renting households against 1,785 that own their home.

In Buffalo, the share of households that rent went from 39.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (−17.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.4% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 487 (±141)
Median renter income: $54,260 (±$14,475)

Who rents and who owns in Buffalo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buffalo	Johnson County	Wyoming	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.4% (±6.0 points)	17.7% (±4.6 points)	28.2% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	487 (±141)	694 (±184)	68,699 (±1,616)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,785 (±199)	3,238 (±233)	174,619 (±1,890)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,260 (±$14,475)	$50,833 (±$10,055)	$46,227 (±$1,713)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,234 (±$5,582)	$70,036 (±$8,829)	$91,488 (±$1,455)	$100,009

In Buffalo, the renter share is not measurably different from Johnson County (17.7%).

It is also lower than in Wyoming (28.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 70 of 114.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Buffalo has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	39.0% (±7.1 points)	21.4% (±6.0 points)	−17.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$888 (±$194)	$1,019 (±$250)	+14.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,679 (±$9,450)	$62,629 (±$7,956)	+6.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Buffalo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buffalo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buffalo	—	21.4% (±6.0 points)	—
Story	19 mi	19.7% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Clearmont	27 mi	52.6% (±33.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sheridan	34 mi	37.9% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Ten Sleep	42 mi	45.1% (±15.6 points)	Higher
Kaycee	44 mi	9.1% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ranchester	45 mi	16.8% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dayton	46 mi	16.9% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Gillette	60 mi	26.8% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sheridan, WY (37.9%), Ten Sleep, WY (45.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Buffalo

How many renters are there in Buffalo?

Buffalo has an estimated 487 (±141) renting households, 21.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buffalo?

In Buffalo, the share of households that rent went from 39.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (−17.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Buffalo?

A renting household in Buffalo has 2.4 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Buffalo?

The median renting household in Buffalo, WY has an income of $54,260 (±$14,475) a year, against $63,234 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Buffalo city, Wyoming (place:10685, in state:56).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.