CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dunkirk

New York · 13,989 residents · 4.55 sq mi

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Dunkirk is home to 13,989 people in New York. That trails the New York median by roughly 37%. Median home value sits at $40,800. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average. Median household income is $20,742, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,989

+7%vs 2000

vs 13,131 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(996)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,063)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(892)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(951)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(961)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(2,184)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,815)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,203)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,314)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(1,516)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(892)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(202)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,742

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,313 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,172

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,482 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,800

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$320

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.9%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.1% in 2000

35.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.9%(9,710)

Black4.5%(586)

Hispanic / Latino19.9%(2,608)

Asian0.2%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.8%(12,286)

Black3.6%(510)

Hispanic / Latino14.7%(2,056)

Asian0.3%(35)

Other8.3%(1,158)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican32.6%(4,089)

Dominican1.4%(172)

South American1.3%(166)

Venezuelan1.2%(156)

Mexican0.5%(64)

Central American0.2%(21)

Nicaraguan0.2%(21)

Cuban0.1%(18)

Chilean0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(9)

Chinese0%(3)

Ancestry

Polish19%(2,385)

German11.9%(1,494)

Irish9.5%(1,194)

Italian8.6%(1,084)

English6.8%(853)

American3.7%(461)

French3.3%(414)

West Indian1.8%(227)

Dutch1.4%(176)

Swedish1.2%(147)

Scottish0.9%(107)

British0.7%(90)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.7%(90)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.6%(76)

Subsaharan African0.6%(72)

Russian0.5%(67)

Lithuanian0.4%(47)

Arab0.4%(45)

Greek0.2%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(29)

Lebanese0.2%(28)

Danish0.2%(27)

Slovak0.2%(27)

Haitian0.2%(26)

Welsh0.2%(24)

Austrian0.1%(18)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Australian0.1%(11)

Syrian0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(9)

Guyanese0.1%(7)

Portuguese0%(4)

Swiss0%(4)

Jamaican0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.8%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.8 min

−14%vs 2000

vs 12.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.8%(2,458)

Married38%(2,040)

Widowed2.9%(158)

Divorced13.3%(715)

Women 15+

Never married38.4%(1,994)

Married38.6%(2,002)

Widowed7.9%(409)

Divorced15.1%(786)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.3%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)11.9%(86)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(112)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.4%(387)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 725 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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