Depew vs West Seneca

A side-by-side comparison of Depew and West Seneca: population, income, housing, and more.

Depew and West Seneca are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Seneca has the higher population (45,329 vs 15,065 in Depew). West Seneca has the higher median household income ($75,465 vs $75,226 in Depew). West Seneca has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $180,800 in Depew).

Population, income & housing

	Depew	West Seneca
Population	15,065	45,329
Median age	41.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,226	$75,465
Median home value	$180,800	$215,000
Median gross rent	$1,048	$1,040
Housing units	6,994	21,268
Homeownership rate	76.1%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Depew	West Seneca
Population	15,102 → 15,065 (-0.2%)	45,344 → 45,329 (-0.0%)
Median household income	$58,458 → $75,226 (+28.7%)	$67,617 → $75,465 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $180,800 (+50.4%)	$151,700 → $215,000 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,048 (+23.7%)	$834 → $1,040 (+24.7%)

Depew

Population

15,10215,065

Median household income

$58,458$75,226

Median home value

$120,200$180,800

Median gross rent

$847$1,048

West Seneca

Population

45,34445,329

Median household income

$67,617$75,465

Median home value

$151,700$215,000

Median gross rent

$834$1,040

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Depew	West Seneca
Under 5	4.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.7%	13.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	16.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.6%
75 and over	6.6%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Depew	West Seneca
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	91.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Depew	West Seneca
No high school diploma	5.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	35.5%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Depew	West Seneca
Drove alone	83.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.2%	10.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Depew	West Seneca
1-unit, detached	68.5%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Depew	West Seneca
Poverty rate	8.3%	8.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1961	1966