Erie County > Collins (town)
Population trend for Collins
010,0001990: 6,0206,02019902000: 8,3078,30720002010: 6,6016,60120102020: 5,8945,89420202023: 4,9274,9272023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Collins is a town in Erie County, in the Western New York region.

Community anchors include Collins Correctional Facility.

2023 Median income for Erie County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Erie County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 765%.

285 159 33 1975 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 Collins
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Collins
Married-couple families: 909 (75.9%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 87 (7.3%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 201 (16.8%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 644 (94.3%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 39 (5.7%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Collins

Pct 5 and under 17% Pct 6 to 17 7% Pct 18 to 64 9% Pct 65 and over 12%

The overall poverty rate in Collins is 10 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Collins lived in the prior year

Same house: 4,474 (91.1%) Same county (different house): 360 (7.3%) Different NY county: 71 (1.4%) 4,910 current residents Same house: 4,474 (91.1%) Same house Same county (different house): 360 (7.3%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 71 (1.4%) Different NY county Abroad: 5 (0.1%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Collins residents
39.3 42.1 40.1 41.7 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