Falconer

Population: 2,103
Median household income: $50,231
Median home value: $85,700

Falconer is a community in Chautauqua County, New York, home to 2,103 residents. The median household income of $50,231 is below the Chautauqua County median ($56,507).

From 2019 to 2023, Falconer's population declined 12.3% from 2,399 to 2,103, while its median home value rose 22.6% from $69,900 to $85,700.

60.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1948.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,103
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,231
Median home value: $85,700
Median gross rent: $721
Housing units: 1,090
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3992,103

Median household income

$40,481$50,231

Median home value

$69,900$85,700

Median gross rent

$623$721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,399	$40,481	$69,900	$623
2020	2,241	$44,056	$74,100	$628
2021	2,301	$47,717	$75,300	$622
2022	2,193	$50,625	$84,600	$643
2023	2,103	$50,231	$85,700	$721

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	4.5%
5 to 17	350	16.6%
18 to 24	158	7.5%
25 to 34	250	11.9%
35 to 44	317	15.1%
45 to 54	245	11.7%
55 to 64	371	17.6%
65 to 74	192	9.1%
75 and over	125	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,987	94.5%
Black or African American	18	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	47	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	8.1%
High school graduate	556	37.1%
Some college or associate's	609	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	132	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	82	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	805	82.2%
Carpooled	81	8.3%
Public transit	12	1.2%
Walked	36	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	432	46.3%
15 to 29 min	400	42.8%
30 to 44 min	50	5.4%
45 to 59 min	23	2.5%
60+ min	29	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 16.6% (349 of 2,103)

	Count	Share
Family households	580	62.4%
Nonfamily households	349	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	929	85.2%
Vacant	161	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	613	66.0%
Renter-occupied	316	34.0%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units24.2%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	657	60.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	264	24.2%
5 to 19 units	107	9.8%
20 or more units	17	1.6%
Mobile home & other	40	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3625164
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1191, -79.1969