Ransomville vs South Lockport

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

Ransomville 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 1,590 in Ransomville). Ransomville has the higher median household income ($97,083 vs $54,051 in South Lockport). Ransomville has the higher median home value ($211,500 vs $143,800 in South Lockport).

Population, income & housing

	Ransomville	South Lockport
Population	1,590	8,660
Median age	40.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$97,083	$54,051
Median home value	$211,500	$143,800
Median gross rent	$793	$647
Housing units	533	4,124
Homeownership rate	79.0%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ransomville	South Lockport
Population	1,553 → 1,590 (+2.4%)	7,066 → 8,660 (+22.6%)
Median household income	$79,659 → $97,083 (+21.9%)	$47,700 → $54,051 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$148,400 → $211,500 (+42.5%)	$82,000 → $143,800 (+75.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,049 → $793 (-24.4%)	$594 → $647 (+8.9%)

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

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)

	Ransomville	South Lockport
Under 5	1.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	26.4%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.4%
25 to 34	7.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	7.0%	14.4%
55 to 64	23.0%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.5%
75 and over	3.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ransomville	South Lockport
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	83.2%
Black or African American	3.0%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ransomville	South Lockport
No high school diploma	5.1%	9.7%
High school graduate	40.6%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ransomville	South Lockport
Drove alone	76.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	19.5%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	3.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ransomville	South Lockport
1-unit, detached	78.8%	39.8%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	32.1%

Poverty & households

	Ransomville	South Lockport
Poverty rate	8.5%	13.0%
Average household size	2.87	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1960	1984