Demographics of Lockport city, New York

Lockport city, New York had 20,248 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −579 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lockport city, in four figures

20,248
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,610 ±44.; −2.8%
Change since July 2020: −579 people.; 36.8 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,410 ±$6,751
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.

Lockport city, New York's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lockport 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

Lockport city, New York's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lockport 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	20,827	100.0	100.0
2021	20,734	99.6	100.2
2022	20,544	98.6	100.7
2023	20,420	98.0	101.6
2024	20,343	97.7	102.5
2025	20,248	97.2	103.1

Population of Lockport city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,827	—
2021	20,734	−93
2022	20,544	−190
2023	20,420	−124
2024	20,343	−77
2025	20,248	−95

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±2.0: for men 37.4 ±2.6 and for women 36.4 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lockport city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	997 ±204	4.8% ±1.0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,427 ±451	16.6% ±2.2	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,003 ±344	9.7% ±1.7	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,923 ±590	28.7% ±2.9	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,910 ±473	23.8% ±2.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,350 ±382	16.3% ±1.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,410 ±$6,751, and income per person $34,502 ±$2,106, 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 Lockport city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	1,445 ±278	15.7% ±3.0	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,268 ±360	24.7% ±3.8	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,510 ±304	16.4% ±3.2	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,456 ±247	15.8% ±2.6	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,455 ±272	15.8% ±2.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	726 ±255	7.9% ±2.8	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	337 ±123	3.7% ±1.3	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 Lockport city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	3,090 ±652	15.2% ±3.2	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	997 ±288	22.8% ±5.9	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,587 ±402	13.7% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	506 ±142	11.6% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lockport city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lockport city	New York	United States
Housing units	10,205 ±337	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±1.5	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±2.6	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.8% ±2.5	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.2% ±3.4	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$139,900 ±$10,676	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$945 ±$43	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1941 ±6	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 Lockport city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,018 ±325	4.9% ±1.6	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,113 ±680	78.2% ±3.3	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,138 ±572	10.4% ±2.8	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	20 to 156	0.1% to 0.8%	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 118	0% to 0.6%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 402	0% to 2.0%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,016 ±242	4.9% ±1.2	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 Lockport city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	17,124 ±513	83.1% ±2.5	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,544 ±483	12.3% ±2.3	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 296	0.1% to 1.4%	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	786 ±272	3.8% ±1.3	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	312 ±110	1.5% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	232 to 716	1.1% to 3.5%	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%.

Lockport city among the places of New York

83rd 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 Lockport city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mineola village	21,211 ±29
North Amityville CDP	21,138 ±1,594
Hauppauge CDP	20,793 ±1,087
North Bellmore CDP	20,689 ±1,846
West Hempstead CDP	20,648 ±1,351
Lockport city	20,610 ±44
Eastchester CDP	20,491 ±27
East Massapequa CDP	20,377 ±1,220
Lynbrook village	20,325 ±29
North Bay Shore CDP	20,282 ±1,611
Huntington CDP	19,948 ±1,293

Rankings this appears in

No. 34 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 169 Places in New York by median age
No. 193 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 213 Places in New York by homeownership rate
No. 244 Places in New York by median household income
No. 244 Places in New York by per capita 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