Niagara County vs Oneida County

A side-by-side comparison of Niagara County and Oneida County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oneida County has the higher population (229,645 vs 211,341 in Niagara County). Oneida County has the higher median household income ($68,819 vs $67,809 in Niagara County). Niagara County has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $171,100 in Oneida County).

Population, income & housing

	Niagara County	Oneida County
Population	211,341	229,645
Median age	43.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,809	$68,819
Median home value	$177,400	$171,100
Median gross rent	$870	$917
Housing units	100,335	105,285
Homeownership rate	70.9%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niagara County	Oneida County
Population	210,820 → 211,341 (+0.2%)	229,959 → 229,645 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$55,522 → $67,809 (+22.1%)	$56,027 → $68,819 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$125,600 → $177,400 (+41.2%)	$127,700 → $171,100 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $870 (+23.8%)	$766 → $917 (+19.7%)

Niagara County

Population

210,820211,341

Median household income

$55,522$67,809

Median home value

$125,600$177,400

Median gross rent

$703$870

Oneida County

Population

229,959229,645

Median household income

$56,027$68,819

Median home value

$127,700$171,100

Median gross rent

$766$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Niagara County	Oneida County
Under 5	5.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.1%
75 and over	8.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niagara County	Oneida County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	79.5%
Black or African American	6.3%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niagara County	Oneida County
No high school diploma	8.0%	11.1%
High school graduate	32.4%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niagara County	Oneida County
Drove alone	78.1%	75.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.8%	1.1%
Walked	2.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.2%	10.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niagara County	Oneida County
1-unit, detached	67.8%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	4.5%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Niagara County	Oneida County
Poverty rate	13.0%	14.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1958	1957