Batavia

Population: 15,494
Median household income: $57,150
Median home value: $139,700

Batavia is a community in Genesee County, New York, home to 15,494 residents. The median household income of $57,150 is below the Genesee County median ($72,055).

Between 2019 and 2023, Batavia's population grew 6.3% from 14,578 to 15,494, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $96,900 to $139,700.

21.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 54.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,494
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,150
Median home value: $139,700
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 7,846
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,57815,494

Median household income

$47,712$57,150

Median home value

$96,900$139,700

Median gross rent

$732$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,578	$47,712	$96,900	$732
2020	14,490	$49,850	$99,400	$797
2021	15,497	$51,914	$108,100	$818
2022	15,510	$54,937	$127,800	$864
2023	15,494	$57,150	$139,700	$897

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	542	3.5%
5 to 17	2,158	13.9%
18 to 24	1,207	7.8%
25 to 34	2,115	13.7%
35 to 44	2,017	13.0%
45 to 54	2,133	13.8%
55 to 64	2,217	14.3%
65 to 74	1,615	10.4%
75 and over	1,490	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,856	83.0%
Black or African American	604	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	205	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.3%
Two or more races	884	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	891	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,006	8.7%
High school graduate	4,108	35.5%
Some college or associate's	3,935	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,349	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,189	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,852	77.4%
Carpooled	715	9.5%
Public transit	20	0.3%
Walked	463	6.1%
Bicycle	101	1.3%
Worked from home	317	4.2%
Other means	94	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,604	49.7%
15 to 29 min	1,672	23.1%
30 to 44 min	1,131	15.6%
45 to 59 min	421	5.8%
60+ min	417	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,921 of 14,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,610	48.4%
Nonfamily households	3,846	51.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,456	95.0%
Vacant	390	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,062	54.5%
Renter-occupied	3,394	45.5%

1-unit, detached51.4%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units31.9%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,035	51.4%
1-unit, attached	195	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2,505	31.9%
5 to 19 units	554	7.1%
20 or more units	557	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3604715
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.9986, -78.1808