Niagara County vs Ulster County

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

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

Niagara County has the higher population (211,341 vs 182,109 in Ulster County). Ulster County has the higher median household income ($81,804 vs $67,809 in Niagara County). Ulster County has the higher median home value ($315,100 vs $177,400 in Niagara County).

Population, income & housing

	Niagara County	Ulster County
Population	211,341	182,109
Median age	43.2 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,809	$81,804
Median home value	$177,400	$315,100
Median gross rent	$870	$1,335
Housing units	100,335	86,178
Homeownership rate	70.9%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niagara County	Ulster County
Population	210,820 → 211,341 (+0.2%)	178,665 → 182,109 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$55,522 → $67,809 (+22.1%)	$64,304 → $81,804 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$125,600 → $177,400 (+41.2%)	$230,500 → $315,100 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $870 (+23.8%)	$1,112 → $1,335 (+20.1%)

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

Ulster County

Population

178,665182,109

Median household income

$64,304$81,804

Median home value

$230,500$315,100

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,335

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Niagara County	Ulster County
Under 5	5.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.3%
75 and over	8.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niagara County	Ulster County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	73.5%
Black or African American	6.3%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niagara County	Ulster County
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	32.4%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niagara County	Ulster County
Drove alone	78.1%	70.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	6.7%
Public transit	0.8%	2.1%
Walked	2.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.2%	15.4%
Other means	1.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niagara County	Ulster County
1-unit, detached	67.8%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	4.5%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Niagara County	Ulster County
Poverty rate	13.0%	14.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1958	1966