8 1 . 7 ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 3 0 , 6 9 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 4 3 , 3 3 3 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 3 3 , 5 4 2 ▁versus ▁$ 2 1 , 8 7 5 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 1 7 , 9 4 4 . ▁About ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 9 . 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 8 . 6 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 2 . 9 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Education ▁It ▁is ▁within ▁the ▁North ▁Iowa ▁Community ▁School ▁District , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Center - R ake - L ak ota ▁Community ▁School ▁District ▁and ▁the ▁Thompson ▁Community ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁An ▁independent ▁school ▁district ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁town ship ▁was ▁established ▁after ▁a ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁vote . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁to ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Center ▁Cons olid ated ▁School ▁District . ▁The ▁Buff alo ▁Center ▁Community ▁School ▁District ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9