Dunkirk, NY Demographic Data
Dunkirk, NY Summary
Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County in New York
- Population: 12,518
- Area: 4.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,750.00 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 606.96 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dunkirk, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,413
53%
50.8
Male
5,773
47%
49.2
Total Population
12,186
323,128,000
Dunkirk, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
714
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
635
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
892
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
870
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
984
8.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,624
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,408
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,680
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
916
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
673
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,090
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
499
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
201
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,415
77.3%
77.2
Female
4,933
52.4%
51.3
Male
4,482
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,885
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,146
17.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,790
14.7%
15.2
Female
1,091
60.9%
55.8
Male
699
39.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Dunkirk, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,738
96.3%
96.8
White
10,463
85.9%
72.6
Black or African American
710
5.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
45
0.4%
0.8
Asian
43
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
36
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
7
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
477
3.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
448
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,716
30.5%
17.8
Mexican
765
6.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,792
22.9%
1.7
Cuban
47
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
112
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,470
69.5%
82.2
Dunkirk, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
541
6.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
789
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,263
40.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,585
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
734
9.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
562
6.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
617
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,330
16.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,761
83.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,179
14.5%
31.2
Dunkirk, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,907
39.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,677
37.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,352
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
469
4.7%
2.0
Widowed
540
5.4
5.8%
Dunkirk, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,191
80.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,281
19.9%
21.6%
Spanish
2,104
18.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
113
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
31
0.3%
1.1%
Dunkirk, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
603
11.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
376
7.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
933
18.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
593
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
978
19.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
782
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
442
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
351
6.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
47
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8
0.2%
6.4
Median household income
35,858
57,617
Per capita income
18,960
31,128
Dunkirk, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
210
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
465
9.2%
9.8
Construction
130
2.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,378
27.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
129
2.6%
6.6
Information
64
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,156
23.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
249
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
145
2.9%
11.4
Public administration
234
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
661
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
197
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
19
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
506
10.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,180
23.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,126
22.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,202
23.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,023
20.3%
18.1%
Dunkirk, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,858
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,909
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
612
12.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.0%
5.1
Walked
153
3.1%
2.7
Other means
103
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
79
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.9
26.6
Dunkirk, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
773
15.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,274
44.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,404
27.5%
37.1
3 or more
662
12.9%
21.0
Dunkirk, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,113
88.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,005
58.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,108
41.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
649
11.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Dunkirk, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,762
1 room
137
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
93
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
330
5.7%
9.1
4 rooms
814
14.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,136
19.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,351
23.4%
17.8
7 rooms
808
14.0%
12.0
8 rooms
374
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
719
12.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dunkirk, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,762
1-unit, detached
3,376
58.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
186
3.2%
5.9
2-units
1,466
25.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
334
5.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
102
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
37
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
217
3.8%
9.0
Mobile home
44
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dunkirk, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,304
57.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
609
10.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
841
14.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
519
9.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
237
4.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
154
2.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
37
0.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
36
0.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
14
0.2%
1.4%
Dunkirk, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,559
89.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
424
8.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
48
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
15
0.3%
0.1
Wood
30
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
27
0.5%
1.1
Dunkirk, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,507
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
55
3.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
73
4.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
395
26.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
984
65.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
812
53.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
243
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
108
7.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
93
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
251
16.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dunkirk, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,060
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
16
0.8%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
17
0.8%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
124
6.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
524
25.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,379
66.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
48
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
641
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
198
9.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
253
12.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
212
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
113
5.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
164
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,102
54.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
66
0.0%
0.0%
Dunkirk, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,005
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
902
30.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,631
54.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
312
10.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
78
2.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
33
1.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
49
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
65,300
205,000
