CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lackawanna

New York · 20,585 residents · 6.55 sq mi

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Lackawanna is a city of 20,585 people in New York. That trails the New York median by roughly 35%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $57,100. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $21,310, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

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

20,585

+8%vs 2000

vs 19,064 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,571)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,373)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(1,140)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(1,130)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(1,662)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(3,518)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.7%(2,207)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(2,023)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(2,300)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.4%(2,341)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,117)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(203)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,310

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,354 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,796

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,727 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,100

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$339

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $432 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.0% in 2000

42.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.5%(15,546)

Black9.1%(1,743)

Hispanic / Latino5.1%(969)

Asian0.3%(59)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89%(18,324)

Black8.6%(1,780)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(1,003)

Asian0.1%(17)

Other2.3%(464)

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 Rican7.2%(1,419)

Mexican1.5%(301)

South American0.8%(154)

Dominican0.4%(86)

Peruvian0.4%(86)

Central American0.2%(37)

Colombian0.2%(37)

Argentine0.2%(31)

Salvadoran0.1%(25)

Spaniard0.1%(16)

Honduran0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(200)

Chinese0.3%(61)

Korean0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

Polish15.1%(2,983)

Irish12.7%(2,511)

Arab12.6%(2,482)

Italian11.8%(2,340)

German11%(2,173)

English4.6%(906)

American3.2%(639)

French1.8%(351)

Croatian1.2%(243)

Scottish1.2%(239)

Macedonian0.7%(137)

Hungarian0.6%(118)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(112)

Subsaharan African0.5%(94)

West Indian0.5%(91)

Serbian0.5%(90)

Russian0.4%(74)

Ukrainian0.3%(68)

Syrian0.3%(59)

Jamaican0.3%(54)

Austrian0.3%(50)

French Canadian0.2%(36)

Slovak0.2%(34)

Nigerian0.2%(32)

Welsh0.1%(26)

Greek0.1%(23)

Dutch0.1%(18)

Lithuanian0.1%(18)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Lebanese0%(9)

Norwegian0%(9)

Romanian0%(6)

Bulgarian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Arab population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.8%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married45.7%(3,456)

Married38.6%(2,917)

Widowed3.1%(236)

Divorced12.6%(949)

Women 15+

Never married36%(2,837)

Married36%(2,837)

Widowed13.5%(1,063)

Divorced14.5%(1,142)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.3%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% 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)22.5%(176)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(92)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28%(219)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.6%(67)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 782 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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