West Seneca

Population & Demographics

West Seneca, NY

West Seneca is home to 45,303 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,796 resident workers commute each day.

New YorkCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,303
people
Population

45,303 residents

Median age 43.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

West Seneca population & demographics

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

Population
45,303
Median age
43.5yrs
Median household income
$79,709
Median home value
$232,800
Median gross rent
$1,106/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.5%
Poverty rate
8.8%

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 West Seneca

How West Seneca 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).

White90.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Two or more races2.8%
Black2.0%
Asian0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
Some other race0.0%

Race across West Seneca

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 West Seneca.

West Seneca at a glance
Employed Residents
23,796
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Buffalo
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for West Seneca 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 West Seneca 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.

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Commute Score

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

West Seneca

23,796 commutes, one dot at a time

West Seneca

Where 23,796 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in West Seneca, by worker count.

1Buffalo6.5 mi5,954
2West Seneca0.0 mi2,901
3Cheektowaga5.1 mi2,097
4Tonawanda Town11.2 mi761
5New York290.2 mi404
6Depew6.0 mi403
7Lackawanna3.5 mi387
8East Aurora8.8 mi343

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into West Seneca.

1Buffalo6.5 mi2,935
2West Seneca0.0 mi2,901
3Cheektowaga5.1 mi1,548
4Tonawanda Town11.2 mi457
5Lackawanna3.5 mi419
6Depew6.0 mi245
7Niagara Falls22.1 mi187
8Hamburg8.7 mi173

Top industries

The sectors that employ West Seneca’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 Assistance16.8%
EDEducational Services14.4%
RTRetail Trade12.7%
MFManufacturing10.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.4%
COConstruction6.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)6.3%
FIFinance and Insurance3.0%
Connectivity

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