Gowanda, NY Demographic Data
Gowanda, NY Summary
Gowanda is located in Erie County in New York
- Population: 2,803
- Area: 1.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,742.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 766.08 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gowanda, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,456
55%
50.8
Male
1,217
46%
49.2
Total Population
2,673
323,128,000
Gowanda, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
111
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
236
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
128
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
134
5.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
102
3.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
439
16.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
296
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
291
10.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
186
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
169
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
290
10.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
165
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
126
4.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,108
78.9%
77.2
Female
1,171
55.6%
51.3
Male
937
44.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,034
76.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
678
25.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
581
21.7%
15.2
Female
348
59.9%
55.8
Male
233
40.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Gowanda, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,530
94.7%
96.8
White
2,385
89.2%
72.6
Black or African American
22
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
55
2.1%
0.8
Asian
68
2.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
7
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
40
1.5%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
143
5.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,673
100.0%
82.2
Gowanda, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
93
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
206
10.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
697
35.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
352
17.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
305
15.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
150
7.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
159
8.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
299
15.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,663
84.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
309
15.7%
31.2
Gowanda, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
803
36.5%
33.7%
Now Married
774
35.2%
47.5
Divorced
349
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
52
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
220
10.0
5.8%
Gowanda, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,457
95.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
105
4.1%
21.6%
Spanish
15
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
68
2.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.3%
1.1%
Gowanda, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
99
8.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
61
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
249
20.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
147
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
196
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
190
15.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
114
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
91
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
24
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
22
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
36,808
57,617
Per capita income
27,938
31,128
Gowanda, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
65
5.7%
9.8
Construction
100
8.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
409
36.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
34
3.0%
6.6
Information
4
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
119
10.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
31
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
69
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
142
12.6%
4.6
Retail trade
89
7.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
54
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
121
10.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
346
30.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
164
14.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
145
12.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
355
31.4%
18.1%
Gowanda, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,083
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
856
79.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
115
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
12
1.1%
5.1
Walked
58
5.4%
2.7
Other means
22
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
20
1.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.1
26.6
Gowanda, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
176
14.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
563
47.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
367
30.8%
37.1
3 or more
87
7.3%
21.0
Gowanda, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,193
89.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
709
59.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
484
40.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
135
10.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Gowanda, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,328
1 room
15
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
43
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
175
13.2%
9.1
4 rooms
150
11.3%
16.5
5 rooms
183
13.8%
19.8
6 rooms
307
23.1%
17.8
7 rooms
216
16.3%
12.0
8 rooms
98
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
141
10.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Gowanda, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,328
1-unit, detached
827
62.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
1.1%
5.9
2-units
216
16.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
129
9.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
53
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
17
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
72
5.4%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gowanda, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
761
57.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
156
11.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
213
16.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
61
4.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
19
1.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
50
3.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
20
1.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
48
3.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Gowanda, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,081
90.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
88
7.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
10
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.4%
1.1
Gowanda, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
442
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
6
1.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
6
1.4%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
25
5.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
120
27.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
285
64.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
223
51.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
97
22.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
42
9.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
3.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
61
14.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Gowanda, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
462
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
1.9%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
17
3.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
105
22.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
331
71.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
22
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
627
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
62
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
19
4.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
5.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
39
8.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
60
13.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
258
55.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Gowanda, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
709
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
86
12.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
447
63.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
158
22.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
9
1.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
73,700
205,000