Lackawanna

Population: 19,779
Median household income: $48,185
Median home value: $126,500

Located in Erie County, New York, Lackawanna is a community with a population of 19,779. Its median household income of $48,185 runs below the Erie County figure of $71,175.

From 2019 to 2023, Lackawanna's population grew 10.9% from 17,831 to 19,779, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $94,700 to $126,500.

The median resident is 38.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,779
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,185
Median home value: $126,500
Median gross rent: $823
Housing units: 9,204
Homeownership rate: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,83119,779

Median household income

$38,289$48,185

Median home value

$94,700$126,500

Median gross rent

$656$823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,831	$38,289	$94,700	$656
2020	17,751	$39,984	$99,400	$713
2021	19,697	$43,824	$102,900	$733
2022	19,762	$46,869	$117,700	$809
2023	19,779	$48,185	$126,500	$823

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,662	8.4%
5 to 17	2,732	13.8%
18 to 24	1,688	8.5%
25 to 34	3,069	15.5%
35 to 44	2,238	11.3%
45 to 54	2,606	13.2%
55 to 64	2,626	13.3%
65 to 74	1,829	9.2%
75 and over	1,329	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,269	72.1%
Black or African American	2,765	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	114	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.2%
Two or more races	699	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,860	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,823	13.3%
High school graduate	4,683	34.2%
Some college or associate's	4,452	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,929	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	810	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit4.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,342	74.3%
Carpooled	982	11.5%
Public transit	388	4.5%
Walked	97	1.1%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	522	6.1%
Other means	196	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,666	33.3%
15 to 29 min	3,570	44.5%
30 to 44 min	1,453	18.1%
45 to 59 min	137	1.7%
60+ min	191	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 22.6% (4,452 of 19,670)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,548	53.6%
Nonfamily households	3,933	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,481	92.1%
Vacant	723	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,670	55.1%
Renter-occupied	3,811	44.9%

1-unit, detached45.1%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units33.4%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,147	45.1%
1-unit, attached	450	4.9%
2 to 4 units	3,078	33.4%
5 to 19 units	840	9.1%
20 or more units	383	4.2%
Mobile home & other	306	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3640189
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 42.8184, -78.8328