Demographics of Dunkirk city, New York

Dunkirk city, New York had 12,326 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −405 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dunkirk city, in four figures

12,326
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,549 ±36.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −405 people.; 43.7 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,299 ±$5,955
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.

Dunkirk city, New York's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dunkirk 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Dunkirk city, New York's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dunkirk 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	12,731	100.0	100.0
2021	12,652	99.4	100.2
2022	12,502	98.2	100.7
2023	12,443	97.7	101.6
2024	12,398	97.4	102.5
2025	12,326	96.8	103.1

Population of Dunkirk city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,731	—
2021	12,652	−79
2022	12,502	−150
2023	12,443	−59
2024	12,398	−45
2025	12,326	−72

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±3.1: for men 43.2 ±3.7 and for women 44.2 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dunkirk city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	632 ±216	5.0% ±1.7	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,879 ±284	15.0% ±2.3	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,047 ±279	8.3% ±2.2	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,829 ±360	22.5% ±2.9	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,759 ±427	30.0% ±3.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,403 ±291	19.1% ±2.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,299 ±$5,955, and income per person $27,787 ±$1,770, 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 Dunkirk city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	1,431 ±277	25.9% ±4.9	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,192 ±265	21.6% ±4.7	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,109 ±218	20.1% ±3.8	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	874 ±202	15.8% ±3.6	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	488 ±133	8.8% ±2.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	277 ±132	5.0% ±2.4	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	159 ±76	2.9% ±1.4	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 Dunkirk city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	3,021 ±475	24.3% ±3.8	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	800 ±238	33.2% ±8.3	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,528 ±323	23.1% ±4.5	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	693 ±188	20.4% ±5.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dunkirk city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dunkirk city	New York	United States
Housing units	6,167 ±284	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±5.8	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±3.2	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.5% ±4.7	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.5% ±5.2	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,700 ±$6,129	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$866 ±$81	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1941 ±4	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 Dunkirk city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,580 ±449	36.5% ±3.6	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,002 ±431	55.8% ±3.4	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	239 to 713	1.9% to 5.7%	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.2%	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 168	0% to 1.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	402 ±176	3.2% ±1.4	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 Dunkirk city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	9,075 ±418	72.3% ±3.3	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,464 ±317	11.7% ±2.5	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,506 ±366	12.0% ±2.9	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	228 to 780	1.8% to 6.2%	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	143 to 549	1.1% to 4.4%	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	48 to 268	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%.

Dunkirk city among the places of New York

155th 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 Dunkirk city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Endicott village	13,387 ±30
Rocky Point CDP	13,356 ±1,372
St. James CDP	13,244 ±931
Stony Brook CDP	12,868 ±1,135
Stony Point CDP	12,728 ±484
Dunkirk city	12,549 ±36
Geneva city	12,512 ±27
Ridge CDP	12,503 ±1,314
Salisbury CDP	12,412 ±1,404
Patchogue village	12,396 ±22
North Merrick CDP	12,366 ±880

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026