Tonawanda (Erie County), NY

Census Place

2024 Population

15,030

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.5

2.84% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.8%

15.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,326

5.34% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Tonawanda (Erie County), NY is home to a population of 15k people, from which 95% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.13% of Tonawanda (Erie County), NY residents were born outside of the country (1.22k people).

In 2024, there were 27.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.6k people) in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 491 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 266 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95%

2024 Citizenship

95.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95% of Tonawanda (Erie County), NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.6k ± 539
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
491 ± 431
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
266 ± 280

4.47%

Hispanic Population

672 people

4.47% of the people in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY are hispanic (672 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

8.13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.22k people

7.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.17k people

As of 2024, 8.13% of Tonawanda (Erie County), NY residents (1.22k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY was 7.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
240 ± 117
Gulf War (2001-)
225 ± 167
Gulf War (1990s)
185 ± 123

Tonawanda (Erie County), NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY.

Economy

The economy of Tonawanda (Erie County), NY employs 7.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,138 people), Educational Services (915 people), and Retail Trade (872 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($78,477), Public Administration ($77,685), and Finance & Insurance ($70,948).

Employment

Occupations

7.23k

2024 Value

± 730

2.2%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY grew at a rate of 2.2%, from 7.08k employees to 7.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (909 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (682 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (593 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tonawanda (Erie County), NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.23k

2024 Value

± 730

2.2%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY grew at a rate of 2.2%, from 7.08k employees to 7.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,138 people), Educational Services (915 people), and Retail Trade (872 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tonawanda (Erie County), NY, though some of these residents may live in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,077

Median earning men ± $9,459

$42,791

Median earning women ± $7,767

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,345), Public Administration ($79,491), and Wholesale Trade ($74,545).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,357), Manufacturing ($55,230), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,604).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY was $173,600 in 2024, which is 0.522 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $159,500 to $173,600, a 8.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY is 73.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$173,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,798

$5,185

Median Property Taxes

±$582

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tonawanda (Erie County), NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.2%

Homeownership

2024

56.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.2% of the housing units in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,326

Median Household Income

± $8,034

7.09k

Number of Households

± 720

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.09k households in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY declined from $58,326 from the previous year's value of $61,619.

The following chart displays the households in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tonawanda (Erie County), NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69%)
Worked At Home (16.4%)
Carpooled (11.5%)

In 2024, 69% of workers in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.4%) and those who carpooled to work (11.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.81% of the workforce in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY (2.08k out of 15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tonawanda (Erie County), NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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