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14305 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14305 covers Niagara Falls, New York, with a population of about 16,433 and a median household income of $49,588.

Population
16,4332,097 per square mile
Median age
34.74 points below the US average
Median household income
$49,58841% below the New York median
Poverty rate
25%12.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$156,172up 40.3% in five years
Median rent
$79849% below the New York median
Degree or higher
24.6%10.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.9%4.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
230

Where 14305 is

Niagara Falls, 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

Population16,433
Median age34.7
Family households54.5%
Born outside the US5.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%
White (non-Hispanic)55.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)23.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.3%
Veterans5.4%
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$49,588
Income per person$29,935
Poverty rate25%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance29.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.6%
$10–15k7.1%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k7.8%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k6.5%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k6.1%
$200k or more4.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,040
Mean adjusted gross income$50,557
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k36.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$109,200
Median gross rent$798
Rent as a share of household income35.7%
Owner-occupied60.9%
Vacant homes13.1%
Median year built1950

What the homes are

Detached house68.3%
Attached house4.5%
2 to 4 units16.6%
5 to 19 units5.3%
20 or more units4.2%
Mobile home1%
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$156,172as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 160.1%
Typical asking rent$1,400as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$156,172$42,512

$42,512 in 2000 to $156,172 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home8%
Drives to work alone71.4%
Takes public transport3.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.5%
Health

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

Obesity44.8% 11.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40% 5.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.7% 6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.2% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25% 7.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments230
People employed2,818
Annual payroll$184,448,000
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 6.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss6.9 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 storm66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind35.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding20.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche1.9Very 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$49,588$84,578$78,538
Income per person$29,935$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate25%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$109,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$798$1,576$1,348
Homeownership60.9%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate11.3%6.2%5.2%
Works from home8%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US5.7%22.6%13.9%
Median age34.739.638.7
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 stationNIAGARA FALLS, NY US6.2 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year72 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 18.6°F2.59 in rain, 22.3 in snow
February34.5°F / 18.8°F2.1 in rain, 16.3 in snow
March42.9°F / 26°F2.44 in rain, 11.6 in snow
April55.8°F / 36°F3.1 in rain, 2.2 in snow
May68.8°F / 47.9°F3.14 in rain
June77.6°F / 58.3°F2.99 in rain
July82.2°F / 63.4°F3.38 in rain
August80.4°F / 61.4°F2.8 in rain
September73.9°F / 53.6°F3.25 in rain
October61.2°F / 42.8°F3.27 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November48.9°F / 33.4°F2.89 in rain, 4.1 in snow
December38.5°F / 25.4°F2.76 in rain, 15.7 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 supermarket67% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket79% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket46% 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.

Niagara Falls City School District53.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District44.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Lewiston-Porter Central School District2.7% 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability10.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

14301 Niagara Falls, NY2.1 km away
14109 Niagara University, NY2.6 km away
14302 Niagara Falls, NY2.7 km away
14303 Niagara Falls, NY3 km away
14304 Niagara Falls, NY6.5 km away
14092 Lewiston, NY6.5 km away
14107 Model City, NY9 km away
14144 Stella Niagara, NY9.4 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 area7.84 sq mi
Water area0.1 sq mi
Population density2,097 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1146, -79.0378

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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