What is the population of Tonawanda city?

Tonawanda city has 15,044 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #132 of 1,292 in New York.

What is the median household income in Tonawanda city?

Median household income in Tonawanda city is $61,619 a year, 21.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $776 a month and the median home value is $159,500, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tonawanda city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Tonawanda, NY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Tonawanda, New York (Tonawanda, NY — Census place “Tonawanda city”) is 15,044 residents, ranking #132 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $61,619, the median home is worth $159,500 and median gross rent runs $776 a month. Looking for the Tonawanda New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Tonawanda, NY: 14150.

Population: 15,044Tonawanda city residents
Median household income: $61,619Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $159,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $776Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.8%Owner-occupied households

Tonawanda ZIP codes (New York)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Tonawanda.

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

14150

What the numbers mean in Tonawanda city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Tonawanda city median would spend about 15.1% 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 12% of residents and 73.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Tonawanda city, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Tonawanda city is a mid-size town in New York, with 15,044 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #132 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 42.3 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 Tonawanda city earn a median of $61,619 a year, 21.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Tonawanda city is valued at $159,500, 47.4% below the national figure and 49% below the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $776 a month, 44.8% below the national figure, or roughly $9,312 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.1% 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 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 Tonawanda city?: Tonawanda city has 15,044 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #132 of 1,292 in New York.
What is the median household income in Tonawanda city?: Median household income in Tonawanda city is $61,619 a year, 21.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tonawanda city?: Median gross rent is $776 a month and the median home value is $159,500, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.
Is Tonawanda city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tonawanda city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Tonawanda 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.