Demographics of Batavia city, New York

Batavia city, New York had 15,168 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Batavia city, in four figures

15,168
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,097 ±25.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +5 people.; 42.9 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,446 ±$5,973
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Batavia city, New York's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Batavia city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Batavia city, New York's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Batavia city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,163	100.0	100.0
2021	15,123	99.7	100.2
2022	15,100	99.6	100.7
2023	15,185	100.1	101.6
2024	15,219	100.4	102.5
2025	15,168	100.0	103.1

Population of Batavia city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,163	—
2021	15,123	−40
2022	15,100	−23
2023	15,185	+85
2024	15,219	+34
2025	15,168	−51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±2.1: for men 39.1 ±4.0 and for women 47.0 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Batavia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	490 ±138	3.2% ±0.9	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,118 ±262	14.0% ±1.7	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,304 ±286	8.6% ±1.9	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,930 ±433	26.0% ±2.9	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,111 ±389	27.2% ±2.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,144 ±315	20.8% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,446 ±$5,973, and income per person $37,832 ±$2,597, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Batavia city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	1,348 ±275	18.3% ±3.7	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,765 ±315	24.0% ±4.2	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,211 ±260	16.5% ±3.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,049 ±196	14.3% ±2.6	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	970 ±207	13.2% ±2.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	663 ±164	9.0% ±2.2	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	343 ±129	4.7% ±1.8	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Batavia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	2,066 ±413	14.2% ±2.8	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	293 ±122	11.5% ±4.6	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,083 ±288	13.1% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	690 ±178	18.4% ±4.3	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Batavia city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Batavia city	New York	United States
Housing units	7,816 ±224	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±3.8	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.0% ±2.3	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.7% ±3.8	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.3% ±4.4	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$148,900 ±$7,141	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$925 ±$35	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1944 ±7	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Batavia city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	864 ±297	5.7% ±2.0	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,431 ±369	82.3% ±2.4	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	778 ±254	5.2% ±1.7	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	40 to 248	0.3% to 1.6%	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 143	0% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	821 ±246	5.4% ±1.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Batavia city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	12,745 ±452	84.4% ±3.0	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,505 ±374	10.0% ±2.5	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	127 to 513	0.8% to 3.4%	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	527 ±181	3.5% ±1.2	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	341 ±106	2.3% ±0.7	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	58 to 314	0.4% to 2.1%	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Batavia city among the places of New York

128th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Batavia city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mastic CDP	15,708 ±1,317
Hampton Bays CDP	15,706 ±1,614
Seaford CDP	15,549 ±1,330
Sayville CDP	15,408 ±1,128
Greenlawn CDP	15,210 ±1,704
Batavia city	15,097 ±25
Oneonta city	15,045 ±35
Kenmore village	15,044 ±36
Tonawanda city	15,030 ±36
Depew village	15,000 ±40
Gloversville city	14,962 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 19 Places in New York by median age
No. 39 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 173 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 220 Places in New York by per capita income
No. 237 Places in New York by homeownership rate
No. 253 Places in New York by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026