Lockport Town, New York Population

Overview

20,544

Total Population

43.4

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

764

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lockport town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lockport town is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lockport town's population under 18 was 19.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lockport town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lockport town, 17.33% were under the age of 15, 16.48% aged 15 to 29, 47.24% aged 30 to 64, 17.25% aged 65 to 84, and 1.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 122 more females than males in Lockport town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Lockport Town, New York.
The Lockport Town, New York gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 862.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 921.

Lockport town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lockport town population: 89.42% are White, 3.63% are Black or African American, 0.46% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.02% are Asian, 1.58% are some other race and 3.88% are multiracial.
Lockport town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 764 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,78 (96.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lockport town is White with a population of 18,371 (89.42% of the total population).

Lockport town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 20,641 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lockport town's population increased by 969 (4.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lockport town's population increased by 38 (0.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lockport town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 19,529.