COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rapids vs Lockport
PLACE A
Rapids, New York
VS
PLACE B
Lockport, New York
Rapids is 92% smaller than Lockport. Rapids earns more, with a median household income $59,465 higher.
RAPIDSLOCKPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,65520,248−92% vs Lockport
Population density4542,410−1,956
Population growth-3.2%-1.4%−1.8 pts
Median age44.036.8+7.2
Male48.7%47.3%+1.4 pts
Female51.3%52.7%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.8%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.0%78.2%+11.8 pts
Black2.5%10.4%−7.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%4.9%−3.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other5.8%6.1%−0.3 pts
Median household income$121,875$62,410+$59,465
Per capita income$57,795$34,502+$23,293
Poverty rate5.0%15.2%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.402+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%24.6%+18.0 pts
Graduate degree12.4%9.8%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate9.2%4.8%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation55.0%67.2%−12.3 pts
Median home value$294,700$139,900+$154,800
Median gross rent$840$945−$105
Owner-occupied90.0%58.8%+31.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%9.9%−6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.6%−38.6 pts
Average commute24.523.6+0.8
Worked from home18.1%9.0%+9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.4%4.5%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024