Niagara Falls, NY Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	55,593	100.0

Male	26,002	46.8
Female	29,591	53.2

Under 5 years	3,578	6.4
5 to 9 years	4,029	7.2
10 to 14 years	3,972	7.1
15 to 19 years	3,518	6.3
20 to 24 years	3,402	6.1
25 to 34 years	6,878	12.4
35 to 44 years	8,518	15.3
45 to 54 years	6,959	12.5
55 to 59 years	2,353	4.2
60 to 64 years	2,066	3.7
65 to 74 years	4,841	8.7
75 to 84 years	4,172	7.5
85 years and over	1,307	2.4

Median age (years)	38.0	(X)

18 years and over	41,852	75.3
Male	18,982	34.1
Female	22,870	41.1
21 years and over	39,779	71.6
62 years and over	11,564	20.8
65 years and over	10,320	18.6
Male	3,984	7.2
Female	6,336	11.4

RACE
One race	54,488	98.0
White	42,370	76.2
Black or African American	10,409	18.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	911	1.6
Asian	394	0.7
Asian Indian	163	0.3
Chinese	52	0.1
Filipino	50	0.1
Japanese	13	0.0
Korean	24	0.0
Vietnamese	25	0.0
Other Asian ¹	67	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.0
Native Hawaiian	16	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	378	0.7
Two or more races	1,105	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	43,315	77.9
Black or African American	11,015	19.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,312	2.4
Asian	500	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	45	0.1
Some other race	586	1.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	55,593	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,114	2.0
Mexican	153	0.3
Puerto Rican	558	1.0
Cuban	62	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	341	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,479	98.0
White alone	41,843	75.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	55,593	100.0
In households	54,787	98.6
Householder	24,099	43.3
Spouse	8,717	15.7
Child	16,614	29.9
Own child under 18 years	12,278	22.1
Other relatives	2,624	4.7
Under 18 years	1,104	2.0
Nonrelatives	2,733	4.9
Unmarried partner	1,410	2.5
In group quarters	806	1.4
Institutionalized population	505	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	301	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	24,099	100.0
Family households (families)	14,258	59.2
With own children under 18 years	6,701	27.8
Married-couple family	8,717	36.2
With own children under 18 years	3,441	14.3
Female householder, no husband present	4,422	18.3
With own children under 18 years	2,736	11.4
Nonfamily households	9,841	40.8
Householder living alone	8,648	35.9
Householder 65 years and over	3,667	15.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,425	30.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,522	31.2

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	2.96	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	27,837	100.0
Occupied housing units	24,099	86.6
Vacant housing units	3,738	13.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	50	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	16.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	24,099	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,888	57.6
Renter-occupied housing units	10,211	42.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.40	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.10	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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