Niagara County Population Statistics

(Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing--STF 3-A CD-ROM)

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population220,756
Urban population157,594
    Percent of total population71.4
Rural population63,162
    Percent of total population28.6
  Farm population1,865
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school54,566
Preprimary school4,214
Elementary or high school36,122
  Percent in private school8.4
College14,230
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over144,612
Less than 9th grade12,316
9th to 12th grade, no diploma22,657
High school graduate53,615
Some college, no degree23,667
Associates degree12,751
Bachelor's degree12,416
Graduate or professional degree7,190
 
Percent high school graduate or higher75.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.6
 
RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over205,070
Lived in same house128,313
Lived in different house in U.S75,603
  Same State67,939
    Same county52,815
    Different county15,124
  Different State7,664
Lived abroad1,154
 
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years137,198
With a mobility or self-care limitation5,533
  With a mobility limitation3,102
  With a self-care limitation3,961
With a work disability11,550
    In labor force4,414
  Prevented from working6,044
      Persons 65 years and over31,590
With a mobility or self-care limitation5,404
  With a mobility limitation4,223
  With a self-care limitation3,042
 
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years255
Women 25 to 34 years1,398
Women 35 to 44 years2,028
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over28,594
  65 years and over7,848
 
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population211,486
    Percent born in state of residence85.0
Foreign-born population9,270
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 19901,144
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over205,070
Speak a language other than English12,689
    Do not speak English 'very well'4,010
  Speak Spanish2,474
    Do not speak English 'very well'913
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language399
    Do not speak English 'very well'147
 
ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported298,998
Arab1,139
Austrian840
Belgian63
Canadian1,925
Czech504
Danish324
Dutch4,949
English35,996
Finnish176
French (except Basque)10,614
French Canadian2,888
German81,718
Greek806
Hungarian2,374
Irish39,930
Italian38,314
Lithuanian620
Norwegian576
Polish28,321
Portuguese69
Romanian169
Russian804
Scotch-Irish3,643
Scottish7,043
Slovak1,723
Subsaharan African100
Swedish2,170
Swiss571
Ukrainian1,522
United States or American3,694
Welsh2,518
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)273
Yugoslavian384
Other ancestries22,238
LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over171,342
In labor force108,402
      Percent in labor force63.3
  Civilian labor force108,084
    Employed100,560
    Unemployed7,524
      Percent unemployed7.0
  Armed Forces318
Not in labor force62,940
 
      Males 16 years and over80,440
In labor force58,755
      Percent in labor force73.0
  Civilian labor force58,477
    Employed54,113
    Unemployed4,364
      Percent unemployed7.5
  Armed Forces278
Not in labor force21,685
 
      Females 16 years and over90,902
In labor force49,647
      Percent in labor force54.6
  Civilian labor force49,607
    Employed46,447
    Unemployed3,160
      Percent unemployed6.4
  Armed Forces40
Not in labor force41,255
 
      Females 16 years and over90,902
With own children under 6 years13,131
  Percent in labor force58.1
With own children 6 to 17 years only14,572
  Percent in labor force77.2
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies.18,612
All parents present in household in labor force10,236
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies35,018
All parents present in household in labor force24,589
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years11,956
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate998
  Employed or in Armed Forces410
  Unemployed266
  Not in labor force322
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over98,239
Percent drove alone80.8
Percent in carpools10.5
Percent using public transportation1.8
Percent using other means1.3
Percent walked or worked at home6.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)18.2
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over100,560
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations9,508
Professional specialty occupations11,949
Technicians and related support occupations3,450
Sales occupations11,424
Administrative support occupations, including clerical14,649
Private household occupations144
Protective service occupations1,907
Service occupations, except protective and household13,741
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations1,367
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations13,393
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors10,203
Transportation and material moving occupations4,024
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers4,801
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over100,560
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries1,520
Mining199
Construction5,208
Manufacturing, nondurable goods8,414
Manufacturing, durable goods17,158
Transportation3,921
Communications and other public utilities2,519
Wholesale trade2,913
Retail trade19,040
Finance, insurance, and real estate4,129
Business and repair services3,457
Personal services2,801
Entertainment, and recreation services1,312
Health services10,023
Educational services8,396
Other professional and related services5,950
Public administration3,600
 
CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over100,560
Private wage and salary workers82,357
Government workers13,261
  Local government workers8,587
  State government workers2,837
  Federal government workers1,837
Self-employed workers4,584
Unpaid family workers358
INCOME IN 1989
  Households84,688
Less than $5,0004,093
$5,000 to $9,9999,759
$10,000 to $14,9997,951
$15,000 to $24,99915,508
$25,000 to $34,99914,837
$35,000 to $49,99916,547
$50,000 to $74,99911,632
$75,000 to $99,9993,048
$100,000 to $149,999915
$150,000 or more398
Median household income (dollars)28,408
 
  Families60,003
Less than $5,0002,008
$5,000 to $9,9993,331
$10,000 to $14,9993,933
$15,000 to $24,99910,493
$25,000 to $34,99911,359
$35,000 to $49,99914,275
$50,000 to $74,99910,588
$75,000 to $99,9992,808
$100,000 to $149,999883
$150,000 or more325
Median family income (dollars)33,900
 
  Nonfamily households24,685
Less than $5,0002,291
$5,000 to $9,9996,633
$10,000 to $14,9994,064
$15,000 to $24,9995,089
$25,000 to $34,9993,411
$35,000 to $49,9992,134
$50,000 to $74,999824
$75,000 to $99,999157
$100,000 to $149,99920
$150,000 or more62
Median nonfamily household income (dollars)13,948
 
Per capita income (dollars)12,710
 
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households84,688
With wage and salary income62,637
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars)33,379
With nonfarm self-employment income7,017
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars)15,396
With farm self-employment income780
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)8,055
With Social Security income27,347
  Mean Social Security income (dollars)8,266
With public assistance income6,403
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,108
With retirement income18,103
  Mean retirement income (dollars)7,034
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined216,718
    Below poverty level23,276
 
Persons 18 years and over162,372
    Below poverty level14,007
  Persons 65 years and over31,590
    Below poverty level2,616
 
Related children under 18 years54,100
    Below poverty level9,047
  Related children under 5 years15,523
    Below poverty level3,327
  Related children 5 to 17 years38,577
    Below poverty level5,720
 
Unrelated individuals30,665
    Below poverty level6,532
 
  All families60,003
    Below poverty level5,144
With related children under 18 years29,403
    Below poverty level4,323
  With related children under 5 years11,997
    Below poverty level2,364
 
  Female householder families9,227
    Below poverty level3,173
With related children under 18 years5,765
    Below poverty level2,869
  With related children under 5 years2,240
    Below poverty level1,550
       Percent below poverty level:
 
All persons10.7
  Persons 18 years and over8.6
    Persons 65 years and over8.3
  Related children under 18 years16.7
    Related children under 5 years21.4
    Related children 5 to 17 years14.8
  Unrelated individuals21.3
 
All families8.6
  With related children under 18 years14.7
    With related children under 5 years19.7
 
Female householder families34.4
  With related children under 18 years49.8
    With related children under 5 years69.2
      Total housing units90,385
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 19901,750
1985 to 19883,754
1980 to 19843,312
1970 to 197912,578
1960 to 19699,386
1950 to 195916,651
1940 to 194910,370
1939 or earlier32,584
 
BEDROOMS
No bedroom1,009
1 bedroom10,016
2 bedrooms24,794
3 bedrooms38,772
4 bedrooms12,993
5 or more bedrooms2,801
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities263
Lacking complete kitchen facilities320
Condominium housing units699
 
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company88,231
Individual drilled well1,631
Individual dug well489
Some other source34
 
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer75,078
Septic tank or cesspool15,120
Other means187
 
      Occupied housing units84,809
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas58,246
Bottled, tank, or LP gas1,712
Electricity8,194
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc14,564
Coal or coke161
Wood1,592
Solar energy4
Other fuel254
No fuel used82
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 199013,401
1985 to 198821,185
1980 to 198411,443
1970 to 197915,749
1960 to 19698,999
1959 or earlier14,032
 
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit3,385
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units84,809
None11,109
131,479
230,203
3 or more12,018
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units45,137
  With a mortgage25,589
    Less than $300414
    $300 to $4995,466
    $500 to $6999,294
    $700 to $9997,490
    $1,000 to $1,4992,541
    $1,500 to $1,999254
    $2,000 or more130
    Median (dollars)646
  Not mortgaged19,548
    Less than $10062
    $100 to $1992,412
    $200 to $2999,825
    $300 to $3995,268
    $400 or more1,981
    Median (dollars)276
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units45,137
  Less than 20 percent26,926
  20 to 24 percent6,554
  25 to 29 percent4,092
  30 to 34 percent2,361
  35 percent or more4,973
  Not computed231
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units26,674
  Less than $2002,543
  $200 to $2995,415
  $300 to $49914,067
  $500 to $7493,449
  $750 to $999230
  $1,000 or more13
  No cash rent957
  Median (dollars)362
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units26,674
  Less than 20 percent7,943
  20 to 24 percent3,223
  25 to 29 percent2,879
  30 to 34 percent2,150
  35 percent or more9,094
  Not computed1,385

Return to the Census Data Page
This site maintained by Paul R. Sadowski, bfn@freenet.buffalo.edu
Last revised: January 26, 1998