Batavia is a city of 15,097 people in New York. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $148,900. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 31% less than in New York as a whole. At a median age of 42.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,446, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Batavia
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.8% → 21.5%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants58.5% → 52.7%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share93.9% → 82.3%(−11.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Batavia's population equals 26% of Genesee County's. Its number of households without a car equals 49% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 19% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.6%(188)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(215)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(375)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(76)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,009 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Batavia, decade by decade
Batavia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,310
$63,856
$155,284
15.8%
14.6
2000
16,256
$60,996
$140,996
18.5%
24.8
2010
15,465
$53,978
$130,335
20.9%
27.8
2020
15,600
$60,420
$120,477
20.5%
42.7
2024
15,097
$59,446
$148,900
21.5%
39.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
