Niagara County > Niagara Falls (city)
Population trend for Niagara Falls
095,0001970: 85,61585,61519701980: 71,38471,38419801990: 61,84061,84019902000: 55,59355,59320002010: 50,19350,19320102020: 48,67148,67120202023: 48,19848,1982023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, in the Western New York region.

Community anchors include Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Niagara Falls City School District and Niagara Falls Public Library.

2023 Median income for Niagara County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Niagara County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 721%.

271 152 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 Niagara Falls
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Niagara Falls
Married-couple families: 6,442 (54.4%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 1,410 (11.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 3,980 (33.6%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 9,202 (85.2%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 1,593 (14.8%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Niagara Falls

Pct 5 and under 41% Pct 6 to 17 36% Pct 18 to 64 21% Pct 65 and over 17%

The overall poverty rate in Niagara Falls is 24 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Niagara Falls lived in the prior year

Same house: 42,261 (88.5%) Same county (different house): 3,218 (6.7%) Different NY county: 1,742 (3.6%) 47,746 current residents Same house: 42,261 (88.5%) Same house Same county (different house): 3,218 (6.7%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 1,742 (3.6%) Different NY county Different state: 457 (1%) Different state (under 1%) Abroad: 68 (0.1%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Niagara Falls residents
39.3 39.2 40.8 40.7 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