What is the population of Batavia city?

Batavia city has 15,494 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #126 of 1,292 in New York.

What is the median household income in Batavia city?

Median household income in Batavia city is $57,150 a year, 27.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Batavia city?

Median gross rent is $897 a month and the median home value is $139,700, so rent absorbs about 18.8% of median household income.

Is Batavia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Batavia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Batavia, NY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Batavia, New York (Batavia, NY — Census place “Batavia city”) is 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. Looking for the Batavia New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Batavia, NY: 14020.

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

Batavia ZIP codes (New York)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Batavia.

The Batavia NY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

14020

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

Batavia city, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Batavia city is a mid-size town in New York, with 15,494 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #126 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 43.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Batavia city earn a median of $57,150 a year, 27.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 38% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Batavia city is valued at $139,700, 54% below the national figure and 56% below the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $897 a month, 36.2% below the national figure, or roughly $10,764 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 54.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Batavia city?: Batavia city has 15,494 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #126 of 1,292 in New York.
What is the median household income in Batavia city?: Median household income in Batavia city is $57,150 a year, 27.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Batavia city?: Median gross rent is $897 a month and the median home value is $139,700, so rent absorbs about 18.8% of median household income.
Is Batavia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Batavia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Batavia city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.