Niagara University vs Olcott

A side-by-side comparison of Niagara University and Olcott: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Niagara University has the higher population (1,341 vs 821 in Olcott). Since 2019, Niagara University's population has grown faster (+23.1% vs -36.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Niagara University	Olcott
Population	1,341	821
Median age	19.3 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$74,970
Median home value	—	$162,100
Median gross rent	—	$942
Housing units	0	605
Homeownership rate	—	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	21.3%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niagara University	Olcott
Population	1,089 → 1,341 (+23.1%)	1,282 → 821 (-36.0%)
Median household income	—	$56,625 → $74,970 (+32.4%)
Median home value	—	$110,100 → $162,100 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$842 → $942 (+11.9%)

Niagara University

Population

1,0891,341

Olcott

Population

1,282821

Median household income

$56,625$74,970

Median home value

$110,100$162,100

Median gross rent

$842$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Niagara University	Olcott
Under 5	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	3.4%	18.4%
18 to 24	96.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.1%
75 and over	0.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niagara University	Olcott
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	92.1%
Black or African American	14.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niagara University	Olcott
No high school diploma	—	5.5%
High school graduate	—	45.1%
Some college or associate's	—	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	—	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	—	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niagara University	Olcott
Drove alone	54.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	2.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niagara University	Olcott
1-unit, detached	—	87.1%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	3.3%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Niagara University	Olcott
Poverty rate	—	2.8%
Average household size	—	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	13	32
Median year structure built	—	1965