Niagara University vs Ransomville

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

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

Ransomville has the higher population (1,590 vs 1,341 in Niagara University). Since 2019, Niagara University's population has grown faster (+23.1% vs +2.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Niagara University	Ransomville
Population	1,341	1,590
Median age	19.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$97,083
Median home value	—	$211,500
Median gross rent	—	$793
Housing units	0	533
Homeownership rate	—	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	15.6%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niagara University	Ransomville
Population	1,089 → 1,341 (+23.1%)	1,553 → 1,590 (+2.4%)
Median household income	—	$79,659 → $97,083 (+21.9%)
Median home value	—	$148,400 → $211,500 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,049 → $793 (-24.4%)

Niagara University

Population

1,0891,341

Ransomville

Population

1,5531,590

Median household income

$79,659$97,083

Median home value

$148,400$211,500

Median gross rent

$1,049$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Niagara University	Ransomville
Under 5	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	3.4%	26.4%
18 to 24	96.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	23.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.4%
75 and over	0.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niagara University	Ransomville
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	95.3%
Black or African American	14.1%	3.0%
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%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niagara University	Ransomville
No high school diploma	—	5.1%
High school graduate	—	40.6%
Some college or associate's	—	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	—	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	—	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niagara University	Ransomville
Drove alone	54.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niagara University	Ransomville
1-unit, detached	—	78.8%
1-unit, attached	—	5.8%
2 to 4 units	—	15.4%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Niagara University	Ransomville
Poverty rate	—	8.5%
Average household size	—	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	13	26
Median year structure built	—	1960