Lackawanna, NY Demographic Data
Lackawanna, NY Summary
Lackawanna is located in Erie County in New York
- Population: 18,116
- Area: 6.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.57 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,736.14 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 587.27 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lackawanna, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,285
52%
50.8
Male
8,707
48%
49.2
Total Population
17,992
323,128,000
Lackawanna, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,586
8.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,115
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,002
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
882
4.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,380
7.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,617
14.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,910
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,358
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,412
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
947
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,350
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
974
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
459
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,791
76.7%
77.2
Female
7,311
53.0%
51.3
Male
6,480
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,144
73.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,263
18.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,783
15.5%
15.2
Female
1,723
61.9%
55.8
Male
1,060
38.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Lackawanna, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,352
96.4%
96.8
White
14,637
81.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,854
10.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9
0.1%
0.8
Asian
98
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
15
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
77
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
13
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
13
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
741
4.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
640
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,689
9.4%
17.8
Mexican
280
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,023
5.7%
1.7
Cuban
17
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
369
2.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,303
90.6%
82.2
Lackawanna, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
862
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,408
11.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,567
38.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,156
17.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,289
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,150
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
595
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,270
18.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,757
81.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,745
14.5%
31.2
Lackawanna, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,996
42.0%
33.7%
Now Married
4,895
34.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,695
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
413
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,290
9.0
5.8%
Lackawanna, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,459
82.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,947
18.0%
21.6%
Spanish
703
4.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
710
4.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
57
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,477
9.0%
1.1%
Lackawanna, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
717
9.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
569
7.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,371
18.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,075
14.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,290
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,319
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
656
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
507
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
59
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
41
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
35,563
57,617
Per capita income
20,015
31,128
Lackawanna, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
964
12.7%
9.8
Construction
336
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,759
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
588
7.8%
6.6
Information
13
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
889
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
483
6.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
635
8.4%
11.4
Public administration
441
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
847
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
508
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
120
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
478
6.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,832
24.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,354
17.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,955
25.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,964
25.9%
18.1%
Lackawanna, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,381
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,769
78.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
914
12.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
335
4.5%
5.1
Walked
132
1.8%
2.7
Other means
202
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
29
0.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.7
26.6
Lackawanna, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,583
20.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,620
47.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,749
23.0%
37.1
3 or more
652
8.6%
21.0
Lackawanna, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,604
88.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,012
52.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,592
47.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,031
11.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lackawanna, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,635
1 room
138
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
101
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
625
7.2%
9.1
4 rooms
2,039
23.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,074
24.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,914
22.2%
17.8
7 rooms
808
9.4%
12.0
8 rooms
365
4.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
571
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lackawanna, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,635
1-unit, detached
3,732
43.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
298
3.5%
5.9
2-units
2,121
24.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,058
12.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
576
6.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
105
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
432
5.0%
9.0
Mobile home
285
3.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
28
0.3%
0.1
Lackawanna, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,172
36.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,238
14.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,835
21.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,101
12.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
681
7.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
248
2.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
139
1.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
187
2.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6
0.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
28
0.3%
1.4%
Lackawanna, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,992
92.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
70
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
364
4.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
136
1.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
18
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.2%
1.1
Lackawanna, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,127
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.4%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
36
1.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
72
3.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
95
4.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
783
36.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,133
53.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,020
48.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
280
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
132
6.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
225
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
470
22.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lackawanna, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,423
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
42
1.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
192
5.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
774
22.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,415
70.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
169
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
604
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
602
17.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
440
13.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
479
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
369
11.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
227
6.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,251
37.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
224
0.0%
0.0%
Lackawanna, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,012
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
647
16.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,041
50.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
944
23.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
218
5.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
77
1.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
41
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
34
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,800
205,000
