Tonawanda city, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 15,096 ( 34 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population density: 3969.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,945	92.38%	3.2%
Black:	52	0.34%	61.8%
Indian:	10	0.07%	81.1%
Asian:	311	2.06%	249.4%
2+ races:	412	2.73%	209.8%
Hispanic:	351	2.33%	13.2%

Total non-White:	1,151	7.62%	58.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-457	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	423	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
15,130
14,402	95.19%
136	0.90%
53	0.35%
89	0.59%
133	0.88%
310	2.05%
728	4.81%

2000
16,135
15,814	98.01%
57	0.35%
21	0.13%
64	0.40%
47	0.29%
132	0.82%
321	1.99%

1990
17,284
16,926	97.93%
40	0.23%
142	0.82%
92	0.53%
n/a
84	0.49%
358	2.07%

1980
18,693
18,520	99.07%
24	0.13%
65	0.35%
14	0.07%
n/a
70	0.37%
173	0.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,412	-8.8
407	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,112	-6.4
-37	-0.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,594	-8.5
185	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Tonawanda city, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.0
2,885	19.1%
12,211	80.9%
2,868	19.0%

6,876
2.19

4,100	59.6%
2,959	72.2%
405	9.9%
2,776	40.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
2,918	19.3%
12,212	80.7%
2,508	16.6%

6,749
2.24

3,948	58.5%
2,808	71.1%
433	11.0%
2,801	41.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
3,911	24.2%
12,224	75.8%
2,708	16.8%

6,728
2.40

4,369	64.9%
3,477	79.6%
365	8.4%
2,359	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
4,175	24.2%
13,109	75.8%
2,507	14.5%

6,869
2.52

4,827	70.3%
3,989	82.6%
261	5.4%
2,042	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
5,121	27.4%
13,572	72.6%
2,157	11.5%

6,710
2.78

5,136	76.5%
4,367	85.0%
326	6.3%
1,574	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Tonawanda city, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	369	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	251	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	314	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	342	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	258	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	379	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	468	6.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	186	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	282	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	621	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	633	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,151	16.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	531	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	326	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	599	8.7%
$200,000 or more	166	2.4%

Median Household Income	59,532
Per Capita Income	33,597

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	456	6.6%
Public Assistance	245	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,242	18.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,701	71.2%
Unemployed	413	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,114	75.6%
Not in Labor Force	2,299	24.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,874	1,955	59.5%
Non-Profit	421	564	42.7%
Self-Employed	116	111	51.1%

Local Government	456	462	49.7%
State Government	81	44	64.8%
Federal Government	60	41	59.4%

Total Private + Self	2,990	2,066	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,018	1,111	47.8%
Total	4,008	3,177	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,077	15.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,962	27.3%
Professional, Technical	1,502	20.9%
Service Occupations	1,099	15.3%
All others	1,545	21.5%

White Collar		63.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	989	13.8%
Health care and social assistance	981	13.7%
Manufacturing	978	13.6%
Educational services	594	8.3%
Finance and insurance	538	7.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	501	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	472	6.6%
Other services	392	5.5%
Construction	378	5.3%
Public administration	351	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	326	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	225	3.1%
Wholesale trade	115	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	90	1.3%
Information	68	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	58	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	55	0.8%
Utilities	42	0.6%
Management	32	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	55	0.36%
Puerto Rican	245	1.62%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	9	0.06%

Total Central American	42	0.28%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	42	0.28%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	246	1.63%
Burmese	33	0.22%
Laotian	18	0.12%
Filipino	14	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,371	92.9%
Other Indo-European	545	3.8%
Korean	186	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	121	0.8%
Spanish	61	0.4%
Other Asian	51	0.4%
Arabic	38	0.3%
German, other Germanic	23	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,991	26.4%
Irish	2,920	19.3%
Italian	2,648	17.5%
Polish	1,901	12.6%
English	1,680	11.1%
Syrian	586	3.9%
Turkish	586	3.9%
French	577	3.8%
American	548	3.6%
Scottish	474	3.1%
Hungarian	301	2.0%
Lebanese	209	1.4%
Ukrainian	177	1.2%
Dutch	173	1.1%
Welsh	150	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,391	95.3%
Not a citizen	705	4.7%

Native	13,820	91.5%
Foreign-born	1,276	8.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
487	4.3%	417	3.7%	3,671	32.8%	3,791	33.8%	1,937	17.3%	905	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	487	4.3%
9-12 Years	417	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,671	32.8%
Some College	3,791	33.8%
Bach. Degree	1,937	17.3%
Grad Degree	905	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +96	D +809	D + 12.4%
D +905
2020 vs. 2012	R +855	R +664	R + 10.6%
D +191
2020 vs. 2008	R +422	R +448	R + 6.4%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +326	R +1,257	R + 18.8%
D -931
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	3,761	49.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,666	48.2%	175	2.3%	7,602	11	1	0.09%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	3,570	52.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,856	41.9%	395	5.8%	6,821	16	6	0.09%
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,570	54.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,811	43.0%	151	2.3%	6,532	8	-4	0.09%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	3,787	52.8%	John McCain (R)	3,244	45.2%	143	2.0%	7,174	9	0	0.09%
2004	62%	John Kerry (D)	4,082	54.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,296	43.6%	174	2.3%	7,552	4	-7	0.10%
2000	59%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,983	55.2%	George W. Bush (R)	2,814	39.0%	414	5.7%	7,211	4	-9	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Tonawanda city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,761

49.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,666

48.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

103

1.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

7,602

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Tonawanda city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,856

41.9%

Donald Trump (R)

3,570

52.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

252

3.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

143

2.1%

TOTAL

6,821

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Tonawanda city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,570

54.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,811

43.0%

Other

151

2.3%

TOTAL

6,532

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Tonawanda city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,787

52.8%

John McCain (R)

3,244

45.2%

Other

143

2.0%

TOTAL

7,174

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Tonawanda city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,296

43.6%

John Kerry (D)

4,082

54.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

155

2.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,552

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Tonawanda city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,814

39.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,983

55.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

336

4.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

7,211

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tonawanda city, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	43%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	3,011	57.5%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	2,227	42.5%	0	0.0%	5,238	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	44%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	2,677	50.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	2,371	44.5%	281 [+]	5.3%	5,329	14	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 133 (2.5%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 104 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 44 (0.8%);
2016	S3	55%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	4,402	66.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	2,042	30.8%	193 [+]	2.9%	6,637	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 111 (1.7%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 82 (1.2%);
2014	G	33%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,995	49.5%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,875	46.5%	164 [+]	4.1%	4,034	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 135 (3.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 25 (0.6%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 4 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,300
Median Value	$150,800

Occupied	6,876	94.2%
Vacant	424	5.8%

Owned	5,032	73.2%
Rented	1,844	26.8%
Median Rent	$734

Single-Family Units	5,464	74.8%
Detached	5,400	74.0%
Attached	64	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	715	9.8%
Mobile Homes	188	2.6%

Tonawanda city, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tonawanda city, NY

2022 Housing Data for Tonawanda city, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tonawanda city, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Tonawanda city, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tonawanda city, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Tonawanda city, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tonawanda city, NY