New York · Census place 74166
Tonawanda city, NY
Quick answer
Tonawanda city has 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.
- 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
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
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