Chautauqua County > Dunkirk (town)
Population trend for Dunkirk
02,0001990: 1,4821,48219902000: 1,3871,38720002010: 1,3181,31820102020: 1,2401,24020202023: 1,2701,2702023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Dunkirk is a town in Chautauqua County, in the Western New York region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Dunkirk: Dunkirk (Town, Chautauqua County); Dunkirk (City, Chautauqua County).

2023 Median income for Chautauqua County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Chautauqua County home price index (FHFA)
1977–2024: Home prices rose about 526%.

220 127 35 1977 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Dunkirk
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Dunkirk
Married-couple families: 284 (85.0%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 42 (12.6%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 8 (2.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 168 (84.0%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 32 (16.0%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Dunkirk

Pct 5 and under 0% Pct 6 to 17 4% Pct 18 to 64 8% Pct 65 and over 15%

The overall poverty rate in Dunkirk is 10 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Dunkirk lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,171 (92.6%) Same county (different house): 30 (2.4%) Different NY county: 48 (3.8%) 1,264 current residents Same house: 1,171 (92.6%) Same house Different NY county: 48 (3.8%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 30 (2.4%) Same county (different house) Different state: 9 (0.7%) Different state (under 1%) Abroad: 6 (0.5%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Dunkirk residents
57.8 56.1 58.9 59.3 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau