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Lockport, NY vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- Niagara Falls is 0% more densely populated than Lockport.
- People are 12.5% less likely to be married in Niagara Falls.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years older in Niagara Falls.
 Lockport, NYNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock48,763329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201021,163  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,593285,036,114
 Population - 199024,426  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-14.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-17.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,461.893.4
 Land Area8.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lockport, NYNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Lockport, NYNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 White79.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.7%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lockport, NYNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population43.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.6%50.2%
 Never Married36.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households9,327  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,65780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,320  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.7%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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