South Lockport vs Youngstown

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

South Lockport and Youngstown 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 1,773 in Youngstown). Youngstown has the higher median household income ($81,818 vs $54,051 in South Lockport). Youngstown has the higher median home value ($199,500 vs $143,800 in South Lockport).

Population, income & housing

	South Lockport	Youngstown
Population	8,660	1,773
Median age	43.5 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,051	$81,818
Median home value	$143,800	$199,500
Median gross rent	$647	$928
Housing units	4,124	828
Homeownership rate	67.6%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Lockport	Youngstown
Population	7,066 → 8,660 (+22.6%)	2,019 → 1,773 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$47,700 → $54,051 (+13.3%)	$65,179 → $81,818 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $143,800 (+75.4%)	$163,100 → $199,500 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $647 (+8.9%)	$738 → $928 (+25.7%)

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

Youngstown

Population

2,0191,773

Median household income

$65,179$81,818

Median home value

$163,100$199,500

Median gross rent

$738$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Lockport	Youngstown
Under 5	4.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.8%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	7.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	13.0%
75 and over	6.7%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Lockport	Youngstown
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	90.6%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.9%
Asian	1.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Lockport	Youngstown
No high school diploma	9.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	32.0%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	16.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Lockport	Youngstown
Drove alone	74.9%	88.4%
Carpooled	12.3%	3.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	3.9%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Lockport	Youngstown
1-unit, detached	39.8%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	19.5%	6.4%
20 or more units	3.9%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	32.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Lockport	Youngstown
Poverty rate	13.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1984	1960