14202 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 14202, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

14202 is a zip code in Erie County, New York, which covers Buffalo, with a total population of 3,909 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 14202 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 14202.

The estimated population of people living in 14202 is 3,909, with a median age of 38.5.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 14202 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
3,909
+4.27%
+13.30%
2020
3,749
+10.75%
-
2019
3,385
 -2.56% -
2018
3,474
+0.7%
-
2017
3,450
 - -

Population of 14202 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 14202 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
55%
54.6%
 +0.73%
Black/African American
26.1%
22.6%
 +15.49%
Native
0.4%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
16.8%
19.2%
 -12.50%
Asian
1.4%
1%
 +40.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
0.3%
2.1%
 -85.71%
Other
0%
0.5%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 14202 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 14202 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 14202 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 14202 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.5 +1.32% 35.2 +0.86% 40.1 +1.26%
2020 38 +5.26% 34.9 -3.32% 39.6 +6.74%
2019 36.1 +3.74% 36.1 -1.1% 37.1 +14.51%
2018 34.8 +1.16% 36.5 +4.29% 32.4 0%
2017 34.4 - 35 - 32.4 -

The median age of the 14202 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 14202 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 70 +242.64% 173 7.57% 227 139
10 to 19 170 -31.42% 143 -58.85% 121 72
20 to 29 484 +7.61% 374 -20.7% 511 300
30 to 39 346 +43.24% 210 +42.95% 515 298
40 to 49 220 +29.81% 79 +122% 287 197
50 to 59 209 +7.01% 274 -30.97% 219 197
60 to 69 242 -5.73% 169 +50.72% 227 242
70+ 160 +17.17% 127 +34.37% 182 175

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 14202 zip code is $50,526.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 14202.

  • Under 25
    $37,594.00
  • 25 to 44
    $60,301.00
  • 45 to 64
    $44,750.00
  • 65 and over
    $0.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 14202 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 14202, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 14202 is currently $89,195.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

10.49% of households in 14202 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 14202 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    31.33%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    17.93%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.02%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.09%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    6.56%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.57%
  • $200,000 or more
    10.49%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 14202 is $51,424.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 14202 by the total population of 14202.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 14202 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 14202 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    14.80%
  • Bachelor's degree
    45.08%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.49%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    28.70%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.93%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 14202 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 14202 zip over the age of 16 is 3,401.

Of those people, a total of 63.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 14202 is 61.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 14202 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 51 33.30% 88.20%
20 to 24 years 318 60.40% 0.00%
25 to 29 years 493 80.50% 4.30%
30 to 34 years 398 74.10% 2.40%
35 to 44 years 547 68.40% 1.60%
45 to 54 years 485 82.70% 10.70%
55 to 59 years 283 65.00% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 301 67.10% 4.50%
65 to 74 years 363 28.70% 0.00%
75 years and over 162 4.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 14202. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 2,179 66.00% 1.20%
Black or African American 841 53.00% 7.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 40 77.50% 0.00%
Asian 49 100.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 256 74.60% 19.90%
Two or more races 36 50.00% 50.00%
Hispanic or Latino 529 66.70% 10.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,987 67.50% 1.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 14202 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 14202 is 2,077, with median earnings of $38,295.00.

Women in 14202 are earning approximately 59.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 2,077 $38,295.00
Male 1,238 $51,318.00
Female 839 $30,727.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 14202 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 286 $45,833.00
Business and Financial 133 $43,819.00
Computer and Mathematical 145 $61,577.00
Architecture and Engineering 97 $64,232.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 60 $36,324.00
Legal 64 $103,269.00
Educational and Library 186 $26,111.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 45 $55,625.00
Healthcare Practitioners 175 $214,010.00
Healthcare Support 43 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 67 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 14 $13,750.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 155 $20,250.00
Personal Care and Service 34 $26,574.00
Sales 167 $91,052.00
Office and Administrative Support 141 $16,858.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 61 $43,906.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 9 $0.00
Production 77 $27,366.00
Transportation and Material Moving 49 $50,969.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 14202 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 14202.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 215 $27,043.00 71 $86,528.00
Business and Financial 67 $56,250.00 66 $42,917.00
Computer and Mathematical 80 $22,439.00 65 $61,935.00
Architecture and Engineering 97 $64,232.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 26 $28,750.00 34 $0.00
Legal 41 $95,417.00 23 $104,712.00
Educational and Library 31 $19,922.00 155 $26,121.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 21 $4,141.00 24 $150,625.00
Healthcare Practitioners 63 $250,001.00 112 $70,476.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 43 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 43 $0.00 24 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 13 $0.00 1 $0.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 126 $22,000.00 29 $7,813.00
Personal Care and Service 34 $26,574.00 0 $0.00
Sales 145 $91,324.00 22 $0.00
Office and Administrative Support 40 $0.00 101 $16,496.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 43 $44,115.00 18 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 0 $0.00 9 $0.00
Production 54 $27,411.00 23 $24,792.00
Transportation and Material Moving 49 $50,969.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 2,164 households in 14202, with an average household size of 1.59 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 595 families living in the 14202 zip code with an average family size of 2.73 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 14202:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 295 84 216 1,569
Average Household Size 2.98 2.65 2.42 1.16
Total Families 295 84 216 0
Average Household Size 2.97 2.65 2.42 0

Poverty

Of the 595 families living in 14202, 26.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 14202:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 2,507 housing units in 14202.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 2,164 86.32%
Vacant 343 13.68%

63.82% of the total 2,507 housing units in 14202 are rental units. This is approximately 1,600 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 545 are occupied by the owner - or 21.74% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 14202 is $633.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 14202 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    19
  • Less than $500
    641
  • $500 to $999
    511
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    334
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    85
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    10
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    19

Property Value

The median value of a property in 14202 is $474,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 14202 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    0
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    0
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    83
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    89
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    116
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    243
  • $1,000,000 or more
    14

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 14202. The chart below shows the number of properties in 14202 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    898
  • 1940 to 1949
    156
  • 1950 to 1959
    536
  • 1960 to 1969
    227
  • 1970 to 1979
    39
  • 1980 to 1989
    317
  • 1990 to 1999
    111
  • 2000 to 2009
    76
  • 2010 to 2013
    147
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 14202 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    433
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,344
  • 2 vehicles available
    339
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    48

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 14202 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 14202 that commute to work in a particular way.

16.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 14202.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    162
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    358
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    320
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    204
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    366
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    196
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    142
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    43
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    46
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    37
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    22
  • 90 or more minutes
    0

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 14202 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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