NIAGARA COUNTY POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Niagara County
      Total population220,756
SEX
   Male105,755
   Female115,001
AGE
   Under 5 years15,685
   5 to 17 years39,317
   18 to 20 years9,583
   21 to 24 years11,887
   25 to 44 years67,241
   45 to 54 years22,097
   55 to 59 years10,357
   60 to 64 years11,137
   65 to 74 years19,940
   75 to 84 years10,450
   85 years and over3,062
   Median age34.6
Under 18 years55,002
   Percent of total population24.9
65 years and over33,452
   Percent of total population15.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households84,809
   Family households (families)59,732
      Married-couple families47,221
         Percent of total households55.7
      Other family, male householder2,689
      Other family, female householder9,822
   Nonfamily households25,077
         Percent of total households29.6
      Householder living alone22,119
         Householder 65 years and over10,080
   Persons living in households216,912
   Persons per household2.56
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters3,844
      Institutionalized persons2,358
      Other persons in group quarters1,486
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White205,308
   Black12,104
      Percent of total population5.5
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut2,011
      Percent of total population0.9
   Asian or Pacific Islander806
      Percent of total population0.4
   Other race527
   Hispanic origin (of any race)2,098
      Percent of total population1.0
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Niagara County
      Total housing units90,385
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units84,809
      Owner occupied57,723
         Percent owner occupied68.1
      Renter occupied27,086
   Vacant housing units5,576
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use720
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)0.8
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)5.4
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.76
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.12
   Units with over 1 person per room1,160
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached56,610
   1-unit, attached1,523
   2 to 4 units17,820
   5 to 9 units4,741
   10 or more units5,066
   Mobile home, trailer, other4,625
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units44,633
      Less than $50,00014,434
      $50,000 to $99,00024,223
      $100,000 to $149,0004,571
      $150,000 to $199,999943
      $200,000 to $299,999335
      $300,000 or more127
      Median (dollars)62,700
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent25,398
      Less than $2508,879
      $250 to $49915,771
      $500 to $749691
      $750 to $99936
      $1,000 or more21
      Median (dollars)288
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units84,809
      White79,416
      Black4,394
         Percent of occupied units5.2
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut680
         Percent of occupied units0.8
      Asian or Pacific Islander196
         Percent of occupied units0.2
      Other race123
      Hispanic origin (of any race)652
         Percent of occupied units0.8

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