Tonawanda Town

Population: 56,973
Median household income: $76,644
Median home value: $199,400

Tonawanda Town, a community in Erie County, New York, has 56,973 residents. Its median household income of $76,644 runs above the Erie County figure of $71,175.

Between 2020 and 2023, Tonawanda Town's population held roughly steady from 56,829 to 56,973, while its median home value rose 36.5% from $146,100 to $199,400.

70.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,973
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,644
Median home value: $199,400
Median gross rent: $1,062
Housing units: 27,722
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,82956,973

Median household income

$62,641$76,644

Median home value

$146,100$199,400

Median gross rent

$869$1,062

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	56,829	$62,641	$146,100	$869
2021	57,401	$66,331	$155,600	$923
2022	57,210	$74,313	$182,200	$983
2023	56,973	$76,644	$199,400	$1,062

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,578	4.5%
5 to 17	7,235	12.7%
18 to 24	3,508	6.2%
25 to 34	9,440	16.6%
35 to 44	7,371	12.9%
45 to 54	6,350	11.1%
55 to 64	8,598	15.1%
65 to 74	7,393	13.0%
75 and over	4,500	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,231	84.7%
Black or African American	2,657	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.1%
Asian	1,579	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	201	0.4%
Two or more races	1,727	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,536	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,865	4.3%
High school graduate	10,241	23.5%
Some college or associate's	14,736	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,012	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,798	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit2.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,514	73.0%
Carpooled	2,738	8.9%
Public transit	716	2.3%
Walked	448	1.5%
Bicycle	66	0.2%
Worked from home	4,135	13.4%
Other means	217	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,238	30.9%
15 to 29 min	13,236	49.6%
30 to 44 min	3,858	14.4%
45 to 59 min	471	1.8%
60+ min	896	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 9.8% (5,550 of 56,550)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,346	53.6%
Nonfamily households	12,415	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,761	96.5%
Vacant	961	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,508	72.9%
Renter-occupied	7,253	27.1%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,555	70.5%
1-unit, attached	464	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3,630	13.1%
5 to 19 units	2,514	9.1%
20 or more units	1,440	5.2%
Mobile home & other	119	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3675021
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 1.54 sq mi
Center point: 42.9851, -78.8758