ZIP Code 14226

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Erie County, New York.

Population: 29,482
Median household income: $83,023
Median home value: $237,500

ZIP Code 14226 (Erie County, New York) is home to about 29,482 residents. At $83,023, its median household income sits above Erie County's $71,175.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 14226's population declined 3.8% from 30,644 to 29,482, while its median gross rent rose 16.2% from $941 to $1,093.

The typical home was built around 1953. 9.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,482
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $83,023
Median home value: $237,500
Median gross rent: $1,093
Housing units: 13,282
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,64429,482

Median household income

$72,388$83,023

Median home value

$162,300$237,500

Median gross rent

$941$1,093

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,644	$72,388	$162,300	$941
2020	29,920	$71,218	$166,200	$972
2021	29,818	$75,690	$176,300	$982
2022	29,273	$79,330	$213,900	$1,071
2023	29,482	$83,023	$237,500	$1,093

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,099	7.1%
5 to 17	4,204	14.3%
18 to 24	3,195	10.8%
25 to 34	4,588	15.6%
35 to 44	3,389	11.5%
45 to 54	3,436	11.7%
55 to 64	3,389	11.5%
65 to 74	3,126	10.6%
75 and over	2,056	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,832	74.1%
Black or African American	2,917	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	2,181	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	54	0.2%
Two or more races	1,076	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,379	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate13.9%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree27.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,006	5.0%
High school graduate	2,780	13.9%
Some college or associate's	4,784	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,955	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,459	27.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit3.2%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,114	77.3%
Carpooled	486	3.1%
Public transit	495	3.2%
Walked	340	2.2%
Bicycle	48	0.3%
Worked from home	2,013	12.9%
Other means	166	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,544	33.3%
15 to 29 min	7,093	52.0%
30 to 44 min	1,639	12.0%
45 to 59 min	167	1.2%
60+ min	206	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 9.3% (2,659 of 28,716)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,139	56.6%
Nonfamily households	5,475	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,614	95.0%
Vacant	668	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,134	72.4%
Renter-occupied	3,480	27.6%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units18.4%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,615	72.4%
1-unit, attached	134	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2,444	18.4%
5 to 19 units	512	3.9%
20 or more units	553	4.2%
Mobile home & other	24	0.2%

ZIP Code 14226

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