Niagara County Demographics

This section contains a compilation of demographics, facts, and statistics to help familiarize you with the Niagara County region. The population information provided here is from the 2010 U.S. Census courtesy of www.census.gov

Population:  
Total  216,469
Under age 5  5%
Ages 5-17  16%
Ages 18-44  33%
Ages 45-64  30%
Age 65 and over  16%
   
Major Employers:  
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station 2,787
Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel 2,460
Niagara County  1,554
Fashion Outlets of Niagara  1,434
GM Components Holdings   1,350
Niagara Falls City School District  1,245
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center  894
Eastern Niagara Health System*  989
Mount St. Mary's Hospital  860
St. Gobain Ceramics & Plastics  852
Lockport City School District  728
Niagara County Community College  713
Dupont De Nemours E I & Co. 650
Niagara University 650
   
*new entity includes former Lockport Memorial and Intercommunity Hospitals and Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.  
Sources: Buffalo Business First 2011 Book of Lists, Buffalo News, Individual companies listed   
   
Employment by Industry Sector:  
Mining/Construction  4.13%
Manufacturing  16.38%
Transportation & Public Utilities  4.35%
Trade (Wholesale & Retail)  20.51%
Finance Insurance & Real Estate  2.90%
Services  27.95%
Health Care & Social Assistance  16.78%
   
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 County Business Patterns.