2022 population: 210,880 ( 5,589 from 2010 , 1,770 from 2020)
Land area: 522.4 square miles
Population density: 403.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	176,676	83.78%	6.5%
Black:	15,332	7.27%	5.7%
Indian:	2,123	1.01%	0.6%
Asian:	2,918	1.38%	56.7%
2+ races:	5,683	2.69%	36.1%
Hispanic:	8,148	3.86%	73.6%

Total non-White:	34,204	16.22%	24.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,434	10.4
Deaths:	6,113	14.4
Net Migration:	-410	-1.0
Net Immigration:	240	0.6

Change in White population:	-12,231	-5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,642	3.1

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
216,469
188,907	87.27%
14,511	6.70%
2,135	0.99%
1,862	0.86%
4,175	1.93%
4,694	2.17%
27,562	12.73%

2000
219,846
197,757	89.95%
13,356	6.08%
1,996	0.91%
1,290	0.59%
2,363	1.07%
2,913	1.33%
22,089	10.05%

1990
220,756
203,125	92.01%
12,018	5.44%
2,138	0.97%
1,023	0.46%
n/a
2,452	1.11%
17,631	7.99%

1980
227,354
211,457	93.01%
11,020	4.85%
2,358	1.04%
670	0.29%
n/a
1,817	0.80%
15,897	6.99%

1970
235,720
223,597	94.86%
9,532	4.04%
1,798	0.76%
228	0.10%
n/a
365	0.15%
12,123	5.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
21,882	10.0
21,405	9.7
-5,730	-2.6
1,334	0.6

-8,850	-4.0
5,473	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
28,648	13.0
22,735	10.3
-12,296	-5.6
687	0.3

-5,368	-2.4
4,458	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
31,203	13.7
22,040	9.7
-14,748	-6.5
n/a

-8,332	-3.7
1,734	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-22,567	-9.6
n/a

-12,140	-5.2
3,774	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Niagara County, 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
43.1
42,089	20.0%
168,791	80.0%
41,892	19.9%

90,982
2.29

55,919	61.5%
40,214	71.9%
6,145	11.0%
35,063	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
46,490	21.5%
169,979	78.5%
34,388	15.9%

90,556
2.34

56,813	62.7%
40,806	71.8%
6,668	11.7%
33,743	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
54,198	24.7%
165,648	75.3%
33,988	15.5%

87,877
2.45

58,839	67.0%
44,977	76.4%
6,287	10.7%
29,038	33.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
55,026	24.9%
165,730	75.1%
33,466	15.2%

84,688
2.56

60,003	70.9%
48,456	80.8%
5,332	8.9%
24,685	29.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
63,155	27.8%
164,199	72.2%
27,194	12.0%

80,369
2.78

60,988	75.9%
50,624	83.0%
4,957	8.1%
19,381	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Niagara County, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,571	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,730	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,744	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,056	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,969	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,191	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,619	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,501	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,193	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,493	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,759	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,756	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,182	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,194	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,296	8.0%
$200,000 or more	5,728	6.3%

Median Household Income	65,882
Per Capita Income	36,556

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	66
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,619	6.2%
Public Assistance	2,784	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,708	15.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	91,582	71.0%
Unemployed	5,621	4.4%
In Armed Forces	251	0.2%

Total Labor Force	97,454	75.5%
Not in Labor Force	31,541	24.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,499	29,920	55.6%
Non-Profit	2,938	6,940	29.7%
Self-Employed	4,221	3,095	57.7%

Local Government	4,051	5,317	43.2%
State Government	1,639	2,230	42.4%
Federal Government	1,293	1,177	52.3%

Total Private + Self	41,720	33,015	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,921	15,664	38.8%
Total	51,641	48,679	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,229	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,002	22.9%
Professional, Technical	21,797	21.7%
Service Occupations	16,636	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	309	0.3%
All others	24,733	24.6%

White Collar		58.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,655	14.6%
Manufacturing	13,946	13.9%
Retail trade	12,850	12.8%
Educational services	9,959	9.9%
Construction	6,607	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	6,506	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,198	5.2%
Finance and insurance	5,124	5.1%
Other services	4,743	4.7%
Public administration	4,461	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	4,159	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,854	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,027	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,534	1.5%
Utilities	1,380	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,308	1.3%
Information	1,233	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	757	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	54	0.1%
Management	42	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,277	0.60%
Puerto Rican	3,590	1.69%
Cuban	298	0.14%
Dominican	348	0.16%

Total Central American	292	0.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	81	0.04%
Honduran	24	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	162	0.08%
Salvadoran	25	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	385	0.18%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	33	0.02%
Colombian	130	0.06%
Ecuadorian	123	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	17	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	36	0.02%
Other South American	46	0.02%

Other Hispanic	1,352	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	640	0.30%
Chinese	466	0.22%
Korean	187	0.09%
Filipino	179	0.08%
Vietnamese	121	0.06%
Bangladeshi	102	0.05%
Japanese	84	0.04%
Taiwanese	42	0.02%
Thai	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	190,994	94.8%
Spanish	3,555	1.8%
Other Indo-European	2,173	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,609	0.8%
Arabic	551	0.3%
German, other Germanic	533	0.3%
Other	519	0.3%
Chinese	445	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	401	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	48,258	22.7%
Italian	36,267	17.1%
Irish	32,873	15.5%
English	24,039	11.3%
Polish	22,479	10.6%
American	9,022	4.3%
French	5,220	2.5%
Scottish	4,157	2.0%
French Canadian	2,373	1.1%
European	1,912	0.9%
Dutch	1,852	0.9%
Swedish	1,662	0.8%
Welsh	1,407	0.7%
Russian	1,346	0.6%
Hungarian	1,344	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	208,808	98.4%
Not a citizen	3,422	1.6%

Native	203,856	96.1%
Foreign-born	8,374	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,627	2.4%	9,049	5.9%	48,564	31.8%	50,090	32.8%	24,288	15.9%	16,949	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,627	2.4%
9-12 Years	9,049	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	48,564	31.8%
Some College	50,090	32.8%
Bach. Degree	24,288	15.9%
Grad Degree	16,949	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	109,659	103,433	6,226	5.7%	5.3%
1991	109,310	100,979	8,331	7.6%	7.3%
1992	109,231	99,961	9,270	8.5%	8.7%
1993	108,654	100,397	8,257	7.6%	7.9%
1994	108,768	101,304	7,464	6.9%	6.9%
1995	108,339	101,844	6,495	6.0%	6.3%
1996	109,816	103,112	6,704	6.1%	6.2%
1997	112,417	105,071	7,346	6.5%	6.4%
1998	111,820	104,462	7,358	6.6%	5.6%
1999	110,076	103,409	6,667	6.1%	5.2%

2000	109,672	104,562	5,110	4.7%	4.5%
2001	108,517	102,547	5,970	5.5%	4.9%
2002	111,209	104,108	7,101	6.4%	6.2%
2003	111,276	103,841	7,435	6.7%	6.4%
2004	111,330	104,369	6,961	6.3%	5.8%
2005	111,654	105,435	6,219	5.6%	5.0%
2006	112,252	106,240	6,012	5.4%	4.5%
2007	111,140	105,306	5,834	5.2%	4.4%
2008	113,118	105,618	7,500	6.6%	5.4%
2009	113,741	103,033	10,708	9.4%	8.4%

2010	107,989	97,385	10,604	9.8%	8.7%
2011	105,772	96,025	9,747	9.2%	8.3%
2012	105,621	95,634	9,987	9.5%	8.6%
2013	104,967	95,856	9,111	8.7%	7.8%
2014	101,415	94,233	7,182	7.1%	6.3%
2015	100,970	94,705	6,265	6.2%	5.2%
2016	100,281	94,345	5,936	5.9%	4.9%
2017	99,339	93,214	6,125	6.2%	4.6%
2018	98,908	93,746	5,162	5.2%	4.1%
2019	98,222	93,554	4,668	4.8%	3.8%

2020	98,105	87,906	10,199	10.4%	10.0%
2021	97,760	92,250	5,510	5.6%	7.0%
2022	98,124	94,379	3,745	3.8%	4.3%
2023	99,338	95,298	4,040	4.1%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	100,182
Median Value	$163,100

Occupied	90,982	90.8%
Vacant	9,200	9.2%

Owned	64,550	70.9%
Rented	26,432	29.1%
Median Rent	$823

Single-Family Units	71,049	70.9%
Detached	69,124	69.0%
Attached	1,925	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,433	11.4%
Mobile Homes	3,624	3.6%

Niagara County, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Niagara County, NY

2022 Housing Data for Niagara County, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Niagara County, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Niagara County, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Niagara County, NY

Historical Labor Force Data for Niagara County, NY