New York · Census place 04715
Batavia city, NY
Quick answer
Batavia city has 15,494 residents, ranking #126 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $57,150, the median home is worth $139,700 and median gross rent runs $897 a month.
- Population
- 15,494Batavia city residents
- Median household income
- $57,150Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $139,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $897Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Batavia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Batavia city median would spend about 18.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 54.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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