66717 Zip Code (Buffalo, KS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 613
Zip code population in 2010: 497
Zip code population in 2000: 527

Houses and condos: 282
Renter-occupied apartments: 15
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 66717: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 52.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $879 (2.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 66717:

• High school or higher: 91.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
• Unemployed: 0.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 66717:

• Never married: 27.9%
• Now married: 54.5%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 9.8%
• Divorced: 7.6%

• 
• • 58695.6%White
  • 203.3%Two or more races
  • 71.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 66717, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,719 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,719
State:	$72,721

Salary/wage: $38,965 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$38,965
State:	$58,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1325.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3860.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6685.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12205.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $386 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$386
Kansas:	$1,625

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,100 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$7,290

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,633 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,633
State:	+$20,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 281.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,233 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,233
State:	+$13,852

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 150.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 66717, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,219 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,219
State:	$60,095

Salary/wage: $38,035 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$38,035
State:	$48,770

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $25k, 74.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $588 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$588
Kansas:	$1,506

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,050 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,050
State:	+$14,598

Profit/loss from business: +$2,333 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,333
State:	+$12,554

Earned income credit: $1,760 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,760
State:	$2,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 66717, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,954 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,954
State:	$45,726

Salary/wage: $29,118 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,118
State:	$40,112

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $10k, 75.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,162 (reported on 49.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,162
Kansas:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $343 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$343
State:	$3,066

Net capital gain/loss: +$974 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$974
State:	+$7,555

Profit/loss from business: +$161 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$161
State:	+$9,571

Total itemized deductions: $14,077 (31% of AGI, reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,077
State:	$18,779

Here:	30.6% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,125 (3% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,125
State:	$3,892

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,643 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

66717:	$2,643
State:	$7,203

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$1,674

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.2%

Here:	75%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 68.9% for AGIs below $10k, 70.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 66714, 66710, 66783, 66736, 66720, 66761.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 218

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 127 (43 now married, 83 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 66717 with a mortgage: 58 (5 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $835
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $469

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 66717 household income distribution in 2022

• 37Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 47$60,000 to $74,999
• 26$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 66717

• 2Less than $10,000
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 32$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 28$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 28$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 66717

• 1$250 to $299
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $569.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $57,544
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $29,971

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $64,938 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $29,188 - $114,963

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $180,828

Here:	$180,828
State:	$264,181

Mobile homes: $108,243

Here:	$108,243
State:	$74,712

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 250
• Mobile homes: 29

Unemployment: 0.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 66717

• 79.1%224Drove a car alone
• 14.8%42Carpooled
• 1.4%4Bus or trolley bus
• 0.4%1Walked
• 0.4%1Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 66717

• 42Less than 5 minutes
• 95 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 3515 to 19 minutes
• 6720 to 24 minutes
• 5925 to 29 minutes
• 4830 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 613

• Male householders: 101 (25 living alone), Female householders: 128 (30 living alone)

• 102 spouses (102 opposite-sex spouses), 3 unmarried partners, (3 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 156 children (151 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 33 other relatives, 22 non-relatives

Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 6 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person

19 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (24 women).

99.6% of residents of 66717 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MICRO-LITE, L.L.C. (WEST MICRO LITE STREET in BUFFALO, KS)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - ISTEPS-20500015, AIR MINOR
  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - ISTEPS-20700008, AIR MINOR
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZER MINERAL MINING; MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS; MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED
  Business NAICS classification: OTHER CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE MINING AND QUARRYING.; GROUND OR TREATED MINERAL AND EARTH MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: MICRO-LITE, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MICRO LITE LIC PROCESS PLANT, MICRO LITE LLC

• CITY OF BUFFALO (CITY HALL in BUFFALO, KS)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2000-0286, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-KS2020511 2T, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  

• ALTOONA-MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL (RT 1 BOX 45 in BUFFALO, KS)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5222
  

• ALTOONA-MIDWAY PRIMARY ELEMENTARY (RT 1 BOX 45 in BUFFALO, KS)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5220
  

• BUFFALO WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT C/O CITY HALL (212 WEST BUFFALO STREET in BUFFALO, KS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: BUFFALO, CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BUFFALO CITY OF WWTP, BUFFALO WWTF

• USD #387 ALTOONA-MIDWAY HIGH ( in BUFFALO, KS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: USD #387 ALTOONA-MIDWAY HIGH S

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.0%

Population in 1990: 455. Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+15.8%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 489
• Northeast: 10
• Midwest: 24
• South: 32
• West: 48

66% of the 66717 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kansas.

95% of the 66717 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 12. The highest number of fires - 35 took place in 2015, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (67.3%), and Structure Fires (17.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 66717
• 13667.3%Outside Fires
• 3517.3%Structure Fires
• 2713.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 42.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 66717, Kansas

Most common first names in zip code 66717 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	78.7 years
William	8	79.9 years
Carl	6	80.6 years
Charles	6	70.3 years
Mary	6	68.5 years
Anna	5	79.4 years
George	4	76.0 years
Robert	4	72.5 years
Ira	3	87.7 years
Albert	3	78.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 66717 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Robinson	7	78.8 years
Carlson	6	85.2 years
Stevens	6	68.7 years
Cox	5	79.8 years
Johnson	4	58.0 years
Moore	4	73.7 years
Osborne	4	67.2 years
Payne	4	80.7 years
Crumrine	3	80.3 years
Eagle	3	77.0 years