CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lockport

New York · 24,426 residents · 8.40 sq mi

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With 24,426 people, Lockport is a city in New York. Median home value sits at $53,500. Households here earn about 24% less than in New York as a whole. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 15 minutes. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

24,426

+10%vs 2000

vs 22,279 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.40 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,938)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,870)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(1,551)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(1,492)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,770)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(4,474)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(3,301)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(2,190)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(1,921)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(2,069)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(1,436)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(414)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,000

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,222 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,498

−36%vs 2000

vs $19,620 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,500

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$363

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $490 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.6% in 2000

44.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.9%(20,018)

Black5.7%(1,265)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(460)

Asian0.5%(104)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(22,824)

Black5.6%(1,368)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(369)

Asian0.3%(82)

Other0.6%(152)

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 Rican1.9%(401)

Mexican1.3%(278)

Central American0.6%(122)

Panamanian0.6%(115)

Spaniard0.4%(79)

Dominican0.2%(34)

South American0.1%(12)

Colombian0.1%(12)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(47)

Asian Indian0.1%(22)

Filipino0.1%(14)

Pakistani0%(10)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(10)

Ancestry

German25.7%(5,297)

Irish19%(3,918)

Italian14.4%(2,959)

English10.2%(2,108)

Polish7.9%(1,632)

American2.6%(536)

West Indian2.2%(463)

Scottish2.2%(457)

Jamaican1.9%(400)

French Canadian1.5%(309)

French1.3%(266)

Subsaharan African1%(199)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.9%(190)

Swedish0.5%(104)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(102)

Hungarian0.5%(96)

Norwegian0.5%(94)

Welsh0.3%(65)

British0.3%(58)

Canadian0.2%(45)

Turkish0.2%(45)

Austrian0.2%(43)

Slovak0.2%(42)

Greek0.2%(39)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(35)

Portuguese0.1%(29)

Arab0.1%(28)

Lebanese0.1%(28)

Armenian0.1%(24)

Czech0.1%(16)

Nigerian0.1%(15)

Israeli0.1%(12)

Lithuanian0%(10)

Swiss0%(10)

Croatian0%(8)

Russian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.5%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.6 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married39.2%(3,134)

Married46.6%(3,730)

Widowed3.1%(249)

Divorced11.1%(884)

Women 15+

Never married38.7%(3,499)

Married37%(3,346)

Widowed10%(903)

Divorced14.2%(1,284)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% 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)13.1%(140)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(298)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.3%(430)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,068 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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