COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olcott vs Lockport
PLACE A
Olcott, New York
VS
PLACE B
Lockport, New York
Olcott is 97% smaller than Lockport. Olcott earns more, with a median household income $25,423 higher. Lockport has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -14%).
OLCOTTLOCKPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population52720,248−97% vs Lockport
Population density1452,410−2,265
Population growth-13.6%-1.4%−12.3 pts
Median age52.236.8+15.4
Male50.5%47.3%+3.2 pts
Female49.5%52.7%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born5.1%3.8%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%78.2%+10.1 pts
Black0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%4.9%+2.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other4.4%6.1%−1.7 pts
Median household income$87,833$62,410+$25,423
Per capita income$67,802$34,502+$33,300
Poverty rate8.2%15.2%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5400.402+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%24.6%+9.0 pts
Graduate degree21.8%9.8%+12.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%4.8%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation72.9%67.2%+5.7 pts
Median home value$200,000$139,900+$60,100
Median gross rent$942$945−$3
Owner-occupied88.1%58.8%+29.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate52.1%9.9%+42.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.6%−38.6 pts
Average commute26.023.6+2.4
Worked from home5.4%9.0%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.1%4.5%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024