COMPARING TWO PLACES
Barker vs Lockport
PLACE A
Barker, New York
VS
PLACE B
Lockport, New York
Barker is 97% smaller than Lockport. Lockport earns more, with a median household income $10,222 higher. Barker has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -1%).
BARKERLOCKPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population56620,248−97% vs Lockport
Population density1,3482,410−1,063
Population growth7.9%-1.4%+9.2 pts
Median age40.536.8+3.7
Male43.7%47.3%−3.6 pts
Female56.3%52.7%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born3.9%3.8%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.2%78.2%−9.0 pts
Black0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.6%4.9%+2.7 pts
Asian0.8%0.4%+0.4 pts
Other22.4%6.1%+16.3 pts
Median household income$52,188$62,410−$10,222
Per capita income$25,121$34,502−$9,381
Poverty rate29.7%15.2%+14.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.402+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%24.6%−11.2 pts
Graduate degree4.0%9.8%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%4.8%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation42.6%67.2%−24.7 pts
Median home value$175,000$139,900+$35,100
Median gross rent$385$945−$560
Owner-occupied60.5%58.8%+1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%9.9%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households63.3%38.6%+24.8 pts
Average commute30.023.6+6.4
Worked from home20.4%9.0%+11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.9%4.5%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025