Niagara Falls

Population: 48,198
Median household income: $48,535
Median home value: $104,400

Niagara Falls, a community in Niagara County, New York, has 48,198 residents. The median household income of $48,535 is below the Niagara County median ($67,809).

From 2019 to 2023, Niagara Falls's population held roughly steady from 48,252 to 48,198, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $77,400 to $104,400.

22.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,198
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,535
Median home value: $104,400
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 26,161
Homeownership rate: 57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,25248,198

Median household income

$36,346$48,535

Median home value

$77,400$104,400

Median gross rent

$665$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,252	$36,346	$77,400	$665
2020	47,978	$41,137	$78,500	$649
2021	48,763	$43,336	$81,700	$698
2022	48,502	$45,932	$94,900	$763
2023	48,198	$48,535	$104,400	$784

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,615	5.4%
5 to 17	7,397	15.3%
18 to 24	3,961	8.2%
25 to 34	6,432	13.3%
35 to 44	6,216	12.9%
45 to 54	5,441	11.3%
55 to 64	7,061	14.6%
65 to 74	5,628	11.7%
75 and over	3,447	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,874	64.1%
Black or African American	8,232	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	355	0.7%
Asian	1,107	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	329	0.7%
Two or more races	3,447	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,843	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,916	11.4%
High school graduate	12,649	37.0%
Some college or associate's	9,872	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,807	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,981	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit3.1%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,836	73.1%
Carpooled	1,974	9.7%
Public transit	637	3.1%
Walked	863	4.2%
Bicycle	40	0.2%
Worked from home	1,417	7.0%
Other means	542	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,383	44.4%
15 to 29 min	6,593	34.9%
30 to 44 min	2,790	14.8%
45 to 59 min	705	3.7%
60+ min	421	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 23.7% (11,313 of 47,742)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,832	52.3%
Nonfamily households	10,795	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,627	86.5%
Vacant	3,534	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,001	57.5%
Renter-occupied	9,626	42.5%

1-unit, detached59.8%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units23.7%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,635	59.8%
1-unit, attached	685	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6,198	23.7%
5 to 19 units	1,631	6.2%
20 or more units	1,736	6.6%
Mobile home & other	276	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3651055
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 2.75 sq mi
Center point: 43.0928, -79.0147