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New York · Census place 51055

Niagara Falls city, NY

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Niagara Falls city has 48,198 residents, ranking #18 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $48,535, the median home is worth $104,400 and median gross rent runs $784 a month.

Population
48,198Niagara Falls city residents
Median household income
$48,535Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$104,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$784Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
57.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Niagara Falls city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Niagara Falls city median would spend about 19.4% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.7% of residents and 57.5% 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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