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Census Tract 33.01, Erie County, New York

Census Tract 33.01, GEOID 36029003301, in Erie County, New York, entirely within Buffalo. 4,106 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±686); the 2020 Census counted 3,800.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,106

±686 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,800

Median household income

$59,209

±$15,661 (90% margin)
Erie County: $72,839

Median home value

$136,900

±$14,660 (90% margin)
Erie County: $233,800

Median gross rent

$991

±$221 (90% margin)
Erie County: $1,090

Where is Census Tract 33.01?

Census Tract 33.01 is one of 261 census tracts in Erie County, New York. It covers 0.27 square miles of land, 14,126 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 36029003301, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 33.01 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Buffalo100%
Census Tract 33.01 (marked with a dot) in Erie County, New York. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
33.023452.02168.02 33.01 0.5 mi
Census Tract 33.01 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 33.01: Tract 33.02 ($35,127), Tract 34 ($46,789), Tract 52.02 ($47,115) and Tract 168.02 ($53,811). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 33.01?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 33.01's population at 4,106 (±686) in 1,751 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,800 residents and 1,857 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 33.01BuffaloErie CountyNew York
Total population4,106±686276,854950,62219,852,366
Households1,751±319119,630409,6657,722,646
Average household size2.27±0.362.252.262.49
Housing units1,952±286136,850441,2148,585,241

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 33.01?

The median resident of Census Tract 33.01 is 34.1 years old; 20.9% are under 18 and 20.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 69.1%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 13.6%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 33.01BuffaloErie CountyNew York
Median age34.1±6.834.340.439.8
Under 18 years20.9%±6.3 pts22.3%20.1%20.5%
65 years and over20.5%±5.8 pts14.2%19.3%17.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2.9%±3.1 pts12.3%6.4%19.8%
White alone, not Hispanic13.6%±8.6 pts42.4%72.3%52.8%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic69.1%±10.5 pts31.3%12.1%13.4%
Asian alone, not Hispanic6.4%±6.5 pts8.7%4.9%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.3%0.3%0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8.0%±6.4 pts4.6%3.5%3.8%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.4%0.4%1.0%
Born outside the United States10.2%±6.9 pts10.9%7.5%22.8%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)11.2%±7.6 pts19.2%11.3%30.9%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)10.2%±6.1 pts5.0%5.7%3.7%
With a disability14.3%±5.2 pts16.3%13.8%12.6%
No health insurance coverage2.9%±1.9 pts4.1%2.9%5.1%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)84.9%±6.4 pts87.0%92.5%88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.8%±6.7 pts31.2%38.0%40.2%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)13.4%±5.9 pts14.2%17.1%17.9%
Lived in the same house a year earlier84.8%±7.8 pts86.1%89.4%90.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 33.01 earn?

Half of the 1,751 households in Census Tract 33.01 earn less than $59,209 a year (±$15,661), against $72,839 across Erie County: 170th highest of the county's 246 tracts with a reliable estimate. 14.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 33.01BuffaloErie CountyNew York
Median household income$59,209±$15,661$50,041$72,839$85,974
Mean household income$76,303±$15,410$71,605$97,738$128,247
Per capita income$34,513±$7,018$31,843$42,777$50,712
People below the poverty line14.4%±9.0 pts26.0%13.9%14.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line20.8%±21.5 pts35.5%18.5%18.3%
Households receiving SNAP26.4%±10.0 pts29.3%15.5%15.6%
Households with a computer100.0%±2.4 pts93.7%94.1%94.7%
Households with a broadband subscription97.9%±2.5 pts88.5%90.2%90.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 33.01?

Owners occupy 60.8% of Census Tract 33.01's occupied homes and renters 39.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $136,900 by its owner (±$14,660). The median renter pays $991 a month including utilities, and 57.7% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 33.01BuffaloErie CountyNew York
Median home value (owner-occupied)$136,900±$14,660$164,200$233,800$423,800
Median gross rent$991±$221$1,046$1,090$1,621
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent57.7%±26.7 pts44.1%41.3%43.1%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$946±$278$1,207$1,619$2,555
Owner-occupied homes60.8%±12.3 pts43.0%65.8%54.3%
Renter-occupied homes39.2%±12.3 pts57.0%34.2%45.7%
Housing units1,952±286136,850441,2148,585,241
Single-family detached homes49.1%±10.6 pts36.2%58.9%41.2%
Mobile homes0.0%±2.2 pts0.2%1.5%2.1%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±2.2 pts0.4%0.6%0.8%
Built 2010 to 20191.8%±2.2 pts2.4%4.4%5.3%
Built 1939 or earlier71.3%±11.1 pts61.0%29.4%30.3%
Households with no vehicle17.6%±8.9 pts22.6%11.5%29.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 33.01 get to work?

59.1% of Census Tract 33.01's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 18.0 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 10.6%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 33.01BuffaloErie CountyNew York
In the labor force (age 16+)59.7%±8.4 pts60.4%62.4%62.7%
Unemployment rate10.6%±6.7 pts7.3%4.9%6.4%
Drove alone to work59.1%±14.6 pts62.8%72.4%48.8%
Carpooled11.6%±7.9 pts10.2%7.8%6.3%
Public transportation6.3%±5.2 pts8.1%2.8%21.6%
Walked2.5%±3.9 pts4.5%2.3%5.6%
Worked from home18.5%±16.7 pts11.3%12.9%14.9%
Mean travel time to work18.0 min±3.219.9 min21.3 min32.6 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 33.01 compare with the other tracts in Erie County?

Among Erie County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 33.01 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 33.01's rank among the tracts of Erie County and of Buffalo
MeasureIn Erie CountyIn Buffalo
Population102nd of 25921st of 91
Residents per square mile12th of 26012th of 91
Median household income170th of 24627th of 81
Per capita income165th of 25828th of 91
Median home value205th of 24546th of 80
Median gross rent144th of 23749th of 86
Poverty rate100th of 19771st of 85
Bachelor's degree or higher176th of 25041st of 85
Median age205th of 25949th of 91
Owner-occupied share148th of 25210th of 86

The tracts next to it on Erie County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 105167th$59,710±$13,491 · within the margin of this tract2,554
Tract 69.04168th$59,659±$22,023 · within the margin of this tract2,470
Tract 2169th$59,365±$8,183 · within the margin of this tract4,393
Tract 33.01170th$59,209±$15,6614,106
Tract 102.01171st$58,836±$11,392 · within the margin of this tract2,358
Tract 69.01172nd$58,311±$22,617 · within the margin of this tract4,068
Tract 92173rd$57,917±$14,474 · within the margin of this tract4,465

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 33.01?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 33.01 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections