Kenmore vs Tonawanda

A side-by-side comparison of Kenmore and Tonawanda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kenmore has the higher population (15,097 vs 15,044 in Tonawanda). Kenmore has the higher median household income ($75,768 vs $61,619 in Tonawanda). Kenmore has the higher median home value ($192,600 vs $159,500 in Tonawanda).

Population, income & housing

	Kenmore	Tonawanda
Population	15,097	15,044
Median age	38.5 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,768	$61,619
Median home value	$192,600	$159,500
Median gross rent	$1,035	$776
Housing units	7,339	7,268
Homeownership rate	68.1%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.7%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenmore	Tonawanda
Population	15,132 → 15,097 (-0.2%)	14,830 → 15,044 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$68,110 → $75,768 (+11.2%)	$53,115 → $61,619 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$133,600 → $192,600 (+44.2%)	$108,800 → $159,500 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $1,035 (+32.2%)	$689 → $776 (+12.6%)

Kenmore

Population

15,13215,097

Median household income

$68,110$75,768

Median home value

$133,600$192,600

Median gross rent

$783$1,035

Tonawanda

Population

14,83015,044

Median household income

$53,115$61,619

Median home value

$108,800$159,500

Median gross rent

$689$776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenmore	Tonawanda
Under 5	5.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	14.1%
75 and over	4.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenmore	Tonawanda
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	89.7%
Black or African American	5.6%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenmore	Tonawanda
No high school diploma	3.5%	7.7%
High school graduate	21.7%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenmore	Tonawanda
Drove alone	73.6%	73.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.3%
Public transit	2.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	11.8%	14.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenmore	Tonawanda
1-unit, detached	64.4%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	26.0%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.1%
20 or more units	5.8%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Kenmore	Tonawanda
Poverty rate	9.7%	12.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1938	1951