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Dunkirk, NY
Demographic Data




Dunkirk Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Dunkirk Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

12,563

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.7%
5 - 17:
12.5%
18 - 24:
10.3%
25 - 34:
13.1%
35 - 54:
23.8%
55 - 64:
16.8%
Over 65 Years:
17.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.7%
4.7%
87.9%
87.9%
16.9%
16.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Dunkirk
USA
$27,775
$27,775
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Dunkirk
USA
$46,800
$46,800
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

24.9%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Public Service
Transportation
Other
Administration
Construction
19.4%
19.4%
19.1%
19.1%
12.4%
12.4%
12.0%
12.0%
7.3%
7.3%
6.1%
6.1%
5.6%
5.6%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
62.8%
62.8%
27.6%
27.6%
5.9%
5.9%
3.4%
3.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Polish
German
Irish
Italian
English
French
Swedish
Dutch
British
Russian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Scottish
European
Welsh
Scots-Irish
Greek
Lithuanian
Austrian
Albanian
Jamaican
20.7%
20.7%
15.7%
15.7%
10.6%
10.6%
10.2%
10.2%
6.3%
6.3%
3.0%
3.0%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
French
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
West Germanic languages
German/Yiddish
French Creole
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
80.7%
80.7%
18.1%
18.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Dunkirk Residents

2.9%


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