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14131 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14131 covers Ransomville, New York, with a population of about 5,339 and a median household income of $91,424.

Population
5,339128 per square mile
Median age
47.99.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,4241.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$300,450up 27.8% in five years
Median rent
$85646% below the New York median
Degree or higher
21.4%13.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.4%22.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
75

Where 14131 is

Ransomville, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,339
Median age47.9
Family households74.1%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.6%
White (non-Hispanic)93.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$91,424
Income per person$40,028
Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k10.4%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k11.7%
$150–200k13.4%
$200k or more11.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,560
Mean adjusted gross income$73,375
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k25.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$204,800
Median gross rent$856
Rent as a share of household income33.5%
Owner-occupied87.4%
Vacant homes8.7%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house75.3%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units6.1%
Mobile home15.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$300,450as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$300,450$99,865

$100,046 in 2000 to $300,450 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home6.2%
Drives to work alone79.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71% 6.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments75
People employed387
Annual payroll$15,382,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 15.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss21 out of 100
Community resilience86.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding69.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide48.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$91,424$84,578$78,538
Income per person$40,028$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$204,800$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$856$1,576$1,348
Homeownership87.4%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home6.2%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%22.6%13.9%
Median age47.939.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationYOUNGSTOWN 2 E, NY US9.3 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year55 in

Average high and low by month

January33.6°F / 19.2°F2.35 in rain, 12.8 in snow
February35.5°F / 19.2°F2.22 in rain, 20.8 in snow
March43°F / 25.3°F2.72 in rain, 8.1 in snow
April55.1°F / 34.7°F4.06 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May67.6°F / 46.1°F2.89 in rain
June77.4°F / 57.1°F3.23 in rain
July82.9°F / 62.5°F3.16 in rain
August81.2°F / 60.8°F2.19 in rain
September74.1°F / 53.7°F3.21 in rain
October61.5°F / 43.9°F2.93 in rain
November49.5°F / 33.7°F2.72 in rain, 2 in snow
December38.5°F / 26°F2.72 in rain, 9.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Wilson Central School District63.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Lewiston-Porter Central School District33.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

14107 Model City, NY8.5 km away
14172 Wilson, NY9.7 km away
14132 Sanborn, NY9.8 km away
14174 Youngstown, NY10.4 km away
14092 Lewiston, NY11.8 km away
14144 Stella Niagara, NY12.1 km away
14109 Niagara University, NY14.9 km away
14108 Newfane, NY16.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Niagara County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area41.85 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq mi
Population density128 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2286, -78.8982

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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