2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Lockport, NY vs Big Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Big Rapids, is 44% less than it is in Lockport and is 136% below the National Average.
- Lockport unemployment rate is 9.0%.
- Big Rapids unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Lockport, NYBig Rapids, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,575  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$29,239$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lockport, NYBig Rapids, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock21.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lockport, NYBig Rapids, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.3%13.1%
Reviews for Lockport    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I am an old die-hard WNYer and can honestly say love everything about each area. Have lived in many other states and even another country but always back home because of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great history of New York can be found right in our little town/city. There are fun things to do with the wine trail, camping, parks and hiking trails, the Erie Canal  More

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I moved to Lockport/Cambria area and Niagara County all together assumes they can take what they please I cannot wait to move out of this area. The Town taxes are well  More

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