Niagara Falls, NY Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,943 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 903 | 6.5 |
Kindergarten | 718 | 5.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,642 | 47.6 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,050 | 21.9 |
College or graduate school | 2,630 | 18.9 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 37,186 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 2,385 | 6.4 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,304 | 17.0 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,082 | 37.9 |
Some college, no degree | 6,576 | 17.7 |
Associate degree | 3,181 | 8.6 |
Bachelor's degree | 2,880 | 7.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,778 | 4.8 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 76.6 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.5 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 43,911 | 100.0 |
Never married | 13,899 | 31.7 |
Now married, except separated | 19,140 | 43.6 |
Separated | 1,411 | 3.2 |
Widowed | 4,458 | 10.2 |
Female | 3,672 | 8.4 |
Divorced | 5,003 | 11.4 |
Female | 2,743 | 6.2 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 871 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 446 | 51.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,806 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 6,030 | 14.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 12,232 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,346 | 11.0 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 29,416 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 7,637 | 26.0 |
Percent employed | 41.4 | (X) |
No disability | 21,779 | 74.0 |
Percent employed | 75.4 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 9,872 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,984 | 40.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 52,046 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 33,669 | 64.7 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 17,902 | 34.4 |
Same county | 14,636 | 28.1 |
Different county | 3,266 | 6.3 |
Same state | 2,107 | 4.0 |
Different state | 1,159 | 2.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 475 | 0.9 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 55,677 | 100.0 |
Native | 52,875 | 95.0 |
Born in United States | 52,392 | 94.1 |
State of residence | 44,413 | 79.8 |
Different state | 7,979 | 14.3 |
Born outside United States | 483 | 0.9 |
Foreign born | 2,802 | 5.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 432 | 0.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,815 | 3.3 |
Not a citizen | 987 | 1.8 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,802 | 100.0 |
Europe | 1,220 | 43.5 |
Asia | 295 | 10.5 |
Africa | 93 | 3.3 |
Oceania | 7 | 0.2 |
Latin America | 235 | 8.4 |
Northern America | 952 | 34.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 52,046 | 100.0 |
English only | 48,098 | 92.4 |
Language other than English | 3,948 | 7.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,304 | 2.5 |
Spanish | 897 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 246 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,702 | 5.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 938 | 1.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 120 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 57 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 55,677 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 63,535 | 114.1 |
Arab | 453 | 0.8 |
Czech1 | 275 | 0.5 |
Danish | 95 | 0.2 |
Dutch | 584 | 1.0 |
English | 4,643 | 8.3 |
French (except Basque)1 | 1,768 | 3.2 |
French Canadian1 | 785 | 1.4 |
German | 9,318 | 16.7 |
Greek | 152 | 0.3 |
Hungarian | 255 | 0.5 |
Irish1 | 7,644 | 13.7 |
Italian | 12,879 | 23.1 |
Lithuanian | 167 | 0.3 |
Norwegian | 111 | 0.2 |
Polish | 6,100 | 11.0 |
Portuguese | 56 | 0.1 |
Russian | 239 | 0.4 |
Scotch-Irish | 591 | 1.1 |
Scottish | 969 | 1.7 |
Slovak | 127 | 0.2 |
Subsaharan African | 253 | 0.5 |
Swedish | 318 | 0.6 |
Swiss | 84 | 0.2 |
Ukrainian | 276 | 0.5 |
United States or American | 1,734 | 3.1 |
Welsh | 388 | 0.7 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 179 | 0.3 |
Other ancestries | 13,092 | 23.5 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |