Erie County > Lackawanna (city)
Population trend for Lackawanna
032,0001970: 28,65728,65719701980: 22,70122,70119801990: 20,58520,58519902000: 19,06419,06420002010: 18,14118,14120102020: 19,94919,94920202023: 19,77919,7792023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, in the Western New York region.

Community anchors include Lackawanna City School District and Lackawanna Public Library.

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 Lackawanna
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Lackawanna
Married-couple families: 2,472 (54.4%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 607 (13.3%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 1,469 (32.3%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 3,354 (85.3%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 579 (14.7%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Lackawanna

Pct 5 and under 48% Pct 6 to 17 30% Pct 18 to 64 19% Pct 65 and over 16%

The overall poverty rate in Lackawanna is 23 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Lackawanna lived in the prior year

Same house: 17,625 (89.8%) Same county (different house): 1,714 (8.7%) Different NY county: 216 (1.1%) 19,623 current residents Same house: 17,625 (89.8%) Same house Same county (different house): 1,714 (8.7%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 216 (1.1%) Different NY county Different state: 64 (0.3%) Different state (under 1%) Abroad: 4 (%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Lackawanna residents
40.7 39.6 37.2 38.2 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