Niagara County, New York Demographics

Niagara County is 8th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Niagara County is 12th in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Niagara County is 14th in New York out of 62 other counties in Female residents

Niagara County is 17th in New York out of 62 other counties in Households

Niagara County is 17th in New York out of 62 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Niagara County is 17th in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Niagara County is 18th in New York out of 62 other counties in Current population (2012)

Niagara County is 18th in New York out of 62 other counties in Housing units

Niagara County is 18th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Niagara County is 19th in New York out of 62 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Size Demographics
	Niagara County	Rank	New York	US
Current population (2012)	215,124	18th	19,570,261	313,914,040
Size in square miles	522.4	41st	47,126.4	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	414.4	17th	411.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Niagara County	Rank	New York	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	31st	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.8%	38th	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.6%	21st	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Niagara County	Rank	New York	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.9%	17th	84.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.6%	39th	32.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Niagara County	Rank	New York	US
Race - White	88.8%	38th	71.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	7.0%	18th	17.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1%	8th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	36th	8.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	55th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	19th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	48th	18.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	87.0%	33rd	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Niagara County	Rank	New York	US
Female residents	51.4%	14th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.7%	35th	21.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Niagara County	Rank	New York	US
Housing units	99,360	18th	8,119,364	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.3%	22nd	50.5%	25.9%
Households	88,589	17th	7,215,687	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.3%	37th	54.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$100,200	44th	$301,000	$186,200
People per household	2.4	38th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	262	20th	24,872	829,658

Income Demographics
	Niagara County	Rank	New York	US
Income per capita	$25,046	26th	$31,796	$27,915
Income per household	$46,599	43rd	$56,951	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.8%	32nd	14.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Niagara County	Rank	New York	US
Non-farm private establishments	4,500	19th	521,537	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	58,099	19th	7,369,731	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	12,552	20th	1,956,733	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,075,125	20th	$230,718,065	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,689	39th	$11,879	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$662,356	12th	$39,813,499	$613,795,732