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Hassan Murder Trial Postponed

By WKBW Programming BUFFALO, NY WKBW - State Supreme Court Judge Thomas Franczyk postponed the murder trial of Muzzammil Hassan until January, ......

Federal judge grants temporary restraining to block state tax collections

BUFFALO, NY WBFO - A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order to prevent the State from collecting sales taxes on cigarettes sold by Native...

General: John B. Simpson's Reign as UB President

University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson during an interview in UB's Capen Hall conference room a few days after beginning his reign as president...

Terrell Owens Back In Buffalo Playing For Cincinnati Bengals

BUFFALO, NY - While Terrell Owens may be a unique individual in more ways than one, in one way he's just like a lot of other people who spent time in the...

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The WNED Fine Arts Report for Sunday, September 5, 2010
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2010-09-05 00:00:00 at WNED
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Buffalo, NY Demographics

Buffalo, New York Population (2007) :272632
Population (2000 census)292648
2006 Data:
Buffalo, NY average commute time14.03 minutes
Bicycle commuters0.51%
Walking commuters:6.45%
Residents that work at home:2.66%
Buffalo, NY general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)257758
Male:48.18%
Female:51.82%
White alone50.98%
Black or African American alone39.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.83%
Asian alone1.60%
Some other race alone3.59%
Two or more races:3.26%
Hispanic or Latino8.88%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States91.09%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)0.37%
U.S. citizen by naturalization2.56%
Not a U.S. citizen2.12%
Children under the age of 55.66%
2000 Data:
Median household income in 199924536
Per capita income in 199914991
Median year structure built1939
Median gross rent472
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199931
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses58800
Median real estate taxes1299
Racial breakdown
White alone51.97
Black or African American alone36.68
Hispanic or Latino:7.41
Two or more races1.76
Asian alone1.29
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.69
Some other race alone0.12
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.04