Newfane vs South Lockport

A side-by-side comparison of Newfane and South Lockport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Lockport has the higher population (8,660 vs 3,470 in Newfane). Newfane has the higher median household income ($75,049 vs $54,051 in South Lockport). South Lockport has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $143,500 in Newfane).

Population, income & housing

	Newfane	South Lockport
Population	3,470	8,660
Median age	37.4 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,049	$54,051
Median home value	$143,500	$143,800
Median gross rent	$836	$647
Housing units	1,461	4,124
Homeownership rate	77.6%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newfane	South Lockport
Population	3,376 → 3,470 (+2.8%)	7,066 → 8,660 (+22.6%)
Median household income	$39,543 → $75,049 (+89.8%)	$47,700 → $54,051 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $143,500 (+49.6%)	$82,000 → $143,800 (+75.4%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $836 (+16.4%)	$594 → $647 (+8.9%)

Newfane

Population

3,3763,470

Median household income

$39,543$75,049

Median home value

$95,900$143,500

Median gross rent

$718$836

South Lockport

Population

7,0668,660

Median household income

$47,700$54,051

Median home value

$82,000$143,800

Median gross rent

$594$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newfane	South Lockport
Under 5	13.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	11.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	4.6%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	16.6%
65 to 74	15.7%	10.5%
75 and over	6.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newfane	South Lockport
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.6%
Two or more races	5.1%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newfane	South Lockport
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.7%
High school graduate	31.7%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newfane	South Lockport
Drove alone	71.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	12.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	0.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	6.7%
Other means	0.4%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newfane	South Lockport
1-unit, detached	78.0%	39.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	32.1%

Poverty & households

	Newfane	South Lockport
Poverty rate	6.2%	13.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1956	1984