Aug 16
2024
Infographic: Wealth and poverty in our communities
Census data shows Buffalo continues to struggle with high poverty. Over a dozen suburban Erie County towns boast incomes above New York State's median household income.
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Poverty remains a problem in upstate New York cities. Latest Census Bureau estimates show poverty is twice the state rate in the largest upstate cities and median household incomes are barely half of statewide earnings in some of the urban centers. Median is defined as half are above and half are below.
Highest median household incomes — all upwards of $100,000 — in Erie County, according to 2022 estimates, are in Clarence, Grand Island, and Orchard Park. The lowest — all in the mid to low $40,000 range — are in Buffalo and Lackawanna as well as the Cattaraugus Reservation, where median household income is just over $41,000, according the Census estimates.
Source: Census Bureau 2022 5-year estimates
