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New York·Niagara County
20 tracts·48K people·$115K median·3,408/mi²
White 63 · Black 18 · Multiracial 8 · Hispanic 8 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Other 31 · Married couple 28
Health 32 · Leisure 21 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 14 · Professional 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 22 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 7 · Transit 4 · Walk 4 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Niagara Falls is $115,300 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Niagara Falls has 47,987 residents across 20 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.8; the population is 62.9% White, 17.9% Black, 7.8% Multiracial, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.7% (Census ACS).
GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL (41%), SEVENTY NINTH STREET SCHOOL (28%) and HARRY F ABATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (21%) lead the elementary schools; LASALLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (37%) and GASKILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (21%) lead the middle schools; NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (40%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $823/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Niagara Falls is $49,101 a year, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Niagara Falls, median rent is $823/month and the median home value is $115,300 (Census ACS).
Niagara Falls reported 6.8 violent crimes and 27.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 95 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 35 inches; snowfall averages 70 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Niagara Falls are ice storm (54), lightning (34) and wildfire (33), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Niagara Falls, 3.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).