Tonawanda.
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New York·Erie County
4 tracts·15K people·$174K median·3,952/mi²
White 91 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 43 · Living alone 38 · Other 19
Manufacturing 31 · Retail 25 · Professional 15 · Leisure 12 · Health 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 21 · Service 19 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 15 · Bike 1 · Transit 1 · Walk 0
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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 Tonawanda is $173,600 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Tonawanda has 15,030 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.5; the population is 90.7% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian, 0.6% Black and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 28.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.8% (Census ACS).
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the elementary school with reported scores (41%); TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (46%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $835/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Tonawanda is $58,326 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Tonawanda, median rent is $835/month and the median home value is $173,600 (Census ACS).
Tonawanda reported 2.6 violent crimes and 12.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 82 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Tonawanda are cold wave (75), winter weather (69) and inland flooding (56), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Tonawanda, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).