General Demographics in Niagara County

Below is Census 2000 population, general demographics, and housing information for Niagara County, NY. Complete counts are from questions collected on both the short form and the long form.

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, non-sampling error, and definitions, see: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

 

Subject  Number  Percent
Total population  219,846 100
     
SEX & AGE    
Male  6,122 48.3
Female  113,724 51.7
Under 5 years  13,165 6
5 to 9 years  15,283 7
10 to 14 years  16,263 7.4
15 to 19 years  15,759 7.2
20 to 24 years  12,347 5.6
25 to 34 years  26,222 11.9
35 to 44 years  36,208 16.5
45 to 54 years  30,755 14
55 to 59 years  10,976 5
60 to 64 years  8,984 4.1
65 to 74 years  17,236 5.8
85 years and over  4,006 1.8
Median age (years)  38.2 (X)
18 years and over  165,609 75.3
Male  78,228 35.6
Female  87,381 39.7
21 years and over  156,506 71.2
62 years and over  39,144 17.8
65 years and over  33,884 15.4
Male  13,743 6.3
Female  20,141 9.2
     
RACE    
One race2  17,187 98.8
White  199,404 90.7
Black or African American  13,520 6.1
American Indian and Alaska Native  2,069 0.9
Asian  1,267 0.6
Asian Indian  389 0.2
Chinese  259 0.1
Filipino  127 0.1
Japanese  56 0
Korean  215 0.1
Vietnamese  75 0
Other Asian 1  146 0.1
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander  51 0
Native Hawaiian  24 0
Guamanian or Chamorro  6 0
Samoan  11 0
Other Pacific Islander2  10 0
Some other race  876 0.4
Two or more races  2,659 1.2
     
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2    
White  201,763 91.8
Black or African American  14,732 6.7
American Indian and Alaska Native  3,058 1.4
Asian  1,634 0.7
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander  102 0
Some other race  1,379 0.6
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Total population  219,846 100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)  2,913 1.3
Mexican  546 0.2
Puerto Rican  1,381 0.6
Cuban  111 0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino  875 0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino  216,933 98.7
White alone  197,757 90
     
RELATIONSHIP    
Total population  219,846 100
In households  215,628 98.1
Householder  87,846 40
Spouse  44,173 20.1
Child  67,077 30.5
Own child under 18 years  50,068 22.8
Other relatives  7,470 3.4
Under 18 years  2,924 1.3
Nonrelatives  9,062 4.1
Unmarried partner  4,811 2.2
In group quarters  4,218 1.9
Institutionalized population  2,225 1
Noninstitutionalized population  1,993 0.9
     
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE    
Total households  87,846 100
Family households (families)  58,582 66.7
With own children under 18 years  27,121 30.9
Married-couple family  44,173 50.3
With own children under 18 years  18,831 21.4
Female householder, no husband present  10,819 12.3
With own children under 18 years  6,463 7.4
Nonfamily households  29,264 33.3
Householder living alone  25,081 28.6
Householder 65 years and over  10,531 12
Households with individuals under 18 years  29,227 33.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over  24,113 27.4
Average household size  2.45 (X)
Average family size  3.03 (X)
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units  95,715 100
Occupied housing units  87,846 91.8
Vacant housing units  7,869 8.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use  702 0.7
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)  1.8 (X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)  11.2 (X)
     
HOUSING TENURE    
Occupied housing units  87,846 100
Owner-occupied housing units  61,397 69.9
Renter-occupied housing units  26,449 30.1
Average household size of owner-occupied unit  2.62 (X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit  2.07 (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.