COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lockport vs North Tonawanda
PLACE A
Lockport, New York
VS
PLACE B
North Tonawanda, New York
Lockport is 32% smaller than North Tonawanda. North Tonawanda earns more, with a median household income $4,551 higher.
LOCKPORTNORTH TONAWANDADIFFERENCE
Total population20,24829,806−32% vs North Tonawanda
Population density2,4102,953−543
Population growth-1.4%-3.4%+2.0 pts
Median age36.843.1−6.3
Male47.3%48.5%−1.2 pts
Female52.7%51.5%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born3.8%3.8%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%89.4%−11.2 pts
Black10.4%1.6%+8.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%2.8%+2.1 pts
Asian0.4%0.9%−0.5 pts
Other6.1%5.3%+0.8 pts
Median household income$62,410$66,961−$4,551
Per capita income$34,502$38,413−$3,911
Poverty rate15.2%12.4%+2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.417−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%27.1%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree9.8%10.6%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%5.8%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation67.2%62.1%+5.1 pts
Median home value$139,900$197,200−$57,300
Median gross rent$945$934+$11
Owner-occupied58.8%70.1%−11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%4.7%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.6%46.8%−8.2 pts
Average commute23.620.4+3.3
Worked from home9.0%14.5%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.5%2.1%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025