Niagara Falls vs South Lockport

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

Niagara Falls 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.

Niagara Falls has the higher population (48,198 vs 8,660 in South Lockport). South Lockport has the higher median household income ($54,051 vs $48,535 in Niagara Falls). South Lockport has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $104,400 in Niagara Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Niagara Falls	South Lockport
Population	48,198	8,660
Median age	40.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,535	$54,051
Median home value	$104,400	$143,800
Median gross rent	$784	$647
Housing units	26,161	4,124
Homeownership rate	57.5%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niagara Falls	South Lockport
Population	48,252 → 48,198 (-0.1%)	7,066 → 8,660 (+22.6%)
Median household income	$36,346 → $48,535 (+33.5%)	$47,700 → $54,051 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$77,400 → $104,400 (+34.9%)	$82,000 → $143,800 (+75.4%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $784 (+17.9%)	$594 → $647 (+8.9%)

Niagara Falls

Population

48,25248,198

Median household income

$36,346$48,535

Median home value

$77,400$104,400

Median gross rent

$665$784

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)

	Niagara Falls	South Lockport
Under 5	5.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	16.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.5%
75 and over	7.2%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niagara Falls	South Lockport
White (non-Hispanic)	64.1%	83.2%
Black or African American	17.1%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	2.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.6%
Two or more races	7.2%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niagara Falls	South Lockport
No high school diploma	11.4%	9.7%
High school graduate	37.0%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niagara Falls	South Lockport
Drove alone	73.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	12.3%
Public transit	3.1%	0.7%
Walked	4.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	6.7%
Other means	2.7%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niagara Falls	South Lockport
1-unit, detached	59.8%	39.8%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	23.7%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	19.5%
20 or more units	6.6%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	32.1%

Poverty & households

	Niagara Falls	South Lockport
Poverty rate	23.7%	13.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1948	1984