Niagara Falls

Population & Demographics

Niagara Falls, NY

Niagara Falls is home to 47,987 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,969 resident workers commute each day.

New YorkCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
47,987
people
Population

47,987 residents

Median age 40.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Niagara Falls population & demographics

Who lives in Niagara Falls — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
47,987
Median age
40.8yrs
Median household income
$49,101
Median home value
$115,300
Median gross rent
$823/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.7%
Poverty rate
23.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Niagara Falls

How Niagara Falls breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White62.9%
Black17.8%
Two or more races7.8%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%
Asian2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Some other race0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Niagara Falls

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls at a glance
Employed Residents
21,969
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
29.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Buffalo
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Niagara Falls proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Niagara Falls commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

76
Commute Score

76 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Niagara Falls

21,969 commutes, one dot at a time

Niagara Falls

Where 21,969 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Niagara Falls, by worker count.

1Niagara Falls0.0 mi6,528
2Buffalo15.7 mi2,657
3Tonawanda Town11.3 mi857
4Cheektowaga18.4 mi695
5New York310.4 mi587
6North Tonawanda8.6 mi379
7Lockport17.5 mi290
8Rochester71.4 mi203

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Niagara Falls.

1Niagara Falls0.0 mi6,528
2Buffalo15.7 mi1,067
3North Tonawanda8.6 mi598
4Tonawanda Town11.3 mi590
5Lockport17.5 mi288
6Cheektowaga18.4 mi255
7Rochester71.4 mi254
8Tonawanda9.2 mi223

Top industries

The sectors that employ Niagara Falls’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.1%
RTRetail Trade10.9%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation10.5%
MFManufacturing9.1%
EDEducational Services8.9%
PAPublic Administration5.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Niagara Falls

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps8%
5 Gbps8%
8 Gbps8%
See all internet providers in Niagara Falls

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