Niagara University vs Rapids

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

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

Rapids has the higher population (1,562 vs 1,341 in Niagara University). Since 2019, Rapids's population has grown faster (+54.0% vs +23.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Niagara University	Rapids
Population	1,341	1,562
Median age	19.3 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$103,482
Median home value	—	$275,700
Housing units	0	646
Homeownership rate	—	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	41.6%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niagara University	Rapids
Population	1,089 → 1,341 (+23.1%)	1,014 → 1,562 (+54.0%)
Median household income	—	$90,862 → $103,482 (+13.9%)
Median home value	—	$186,900 → $275,700 (+47.5%)

Niagara University

Population

1,0891,341

Rapids

Population

1,0141,562

Median household income

$90,862$103,482

Median home value

$186,900$275,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Niagara University	Rapids
Under 5	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	3.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	96.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	23.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.2%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niagara University	Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	91.1%
Black or African American	14.1%	0.7%
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%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niagara University	Rapids
No high school diploma	—	6.3%
High school graduate	—	26.2%
Some college or associate's	—	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	—	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	—	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niagara University	Rapids
Drove alone	54.5%	81.6%
Carpooled	2.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niagara University	Rapids
1-unit, detached	—	78.3%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Niagara University	Rapids
Poverty rate	—	9.4%
Average household size	—	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	—	1989