| | People QuickFacts | Niagara County | New York |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 216,011 | 19,465,197 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 216,469 | 19,378,104 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.2% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 216,469 | 19,378,102 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.3% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.1% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.1% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.4% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 88.9% | 71.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 7.0% | 17.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 7.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.1% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.3% | 18.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 87.1% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.0% | 88.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.9% | 21.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.0% | 29.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.4% | 84.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 19.6% | 32.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 19,705 | 1,025,496 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.8 | 31.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 99,360 | 8,119,364 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.9% | 55.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 27.6% | 50.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $97,600 | $303,900 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 88,152 | 7,205,740 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.40 | 2.59 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,224 | $30,948 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $45,964 | $55,603 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.8% | 14.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Niagara County | New York |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 4,506 | 519,5041 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 58,306 | 7,266,1891 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -10.5 | -1.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 9,303 | 1,575,780 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 12,552 | 1,956,733 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 10.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 10.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.8% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,433,070 | 162,720,173 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,059,307 | 313,461,904 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,075,125 | 230,718,065 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,689 | $11,879 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 662,356 | 39,813,499 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 229 | 22,575 |