Lockport

Population: 20,699
Median household income: $59,153
Median home value: $131,800

Lockport is a community in Niagara County, New York, home to 20,699 residents. At $59,153, its median household income sits below Niagara County's $67,809.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lockport's population grew 1.0% from 20,490 to 20,699, while its median home value rose 41.7% from $93,000 to $131,800.

24.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,699
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $59,153
Median home value: $131,800
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 10,273
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,49020,699

Median household income

$45,018$59,153

Median home value

$93,000$131,800

Median gross rent

$696$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,490	$45,018	$93,000	$696
2020	20,420	$46,706	$95,600	$731
2021	20,876	$51,819	$103,900	$738
2022	20,808	$56,053	$119,600	$827
2023	20,699	$59,153	$131,800	$909

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,059	5.1%
5 to 17	3,548	17.1%
18 to 24	1,800	8.7%
25 to 34	3,286	15.9%
35 to 44	2,635	12.7%
45 to 54	2,516	12.2%
55 to 64	2,603	12.6%
65 to 74	2,122	10.3%
75 and over	1,130	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,890	76.8%
Black or African American	2,305	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.3%
Asian	64	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.4%
Two or more races	1,379	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	922	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,424	10.0%
High school graduate	4,321	30.2%
Some college or associate's	5,061	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,049	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,437	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,849	76.6%
Carpooled	798	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	377	3.7%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	910	8.9%
Other means	305	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,383	36.2%
15 to 29 min	2,379	25.5%
30 to 44 min	2,660	28.5%
45 to 59 min	606	6.5%
60+ min	309	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 15.9% (3,256 of 20,415)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,254	57.2%
Nonfamily households	3,926	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,180	89.4%
Vacant	1,093	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,090	55.4%
Renter-occupied	4,090	44.6%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units25.4%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,659	55.1%
1-unit, attached	236	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2,609	25.4%
5 to 19 units	1,323	12.9%
20 or more units	418	4.1%
Mobile home & other	28	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3643082
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 43.1695, -78.6958