New York · Census place 40189
Lackawanna city, NY
Quick answer
Lackawanna city has 19,779 residents, ranking #92 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $48,185, the median home is worth $126,500 and median gross rent runs $823 a month.
- Population
- 19,779Lackawanna city residents
- Median household income
- $48,185Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $823Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lackawanna city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lackawanna city median would spend about 20.5% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.6% of residents and 55.1% 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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