County profile
Niagara County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#347 of 3,127 US counties by GDP46th-percentile growthmore diversified than 68% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
57,764
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,475
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
208,912
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$69.6k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
28.0%±1.1%
Poverty rate
13.5%±1.0%
Business applications
1,779 · 2025
Retail establishments
722
34.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Taylor Devices, Inc.Industrials$46.3M——2Plastic2Oil, Inc.Industrials$985.4k——3Positron CorporationHealthcare$461.5k28D4Bryn Resources Inc.Industrials$0——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care25%
Retail trade22%
Manufacturing21%
Food & accommodation19%
Admin & support7%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
208,912
residents · 2025 · -1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $59.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−394
International migration+1,206
Natural change−4,036
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.4B2019
$10.4B2020
$11.2B2021
$12.3B2022
$13.0B2023
$13.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$189.8k±$4.7k
Median gross rent
$899/mo±$20/mo
Vacancy rate
8.5%±0.7%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$102.9M
271 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 87Lightning 77Strong wind 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4372016
4602017
4942018
5222019
5492020
6262021
7112022
7762023
8202024
8752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 32% since 20212052021
1932022
2072023
1672024
2712025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
17.0 km
I-990
Nearest freight rail
3.2 km
SOM
Nearest port
27.5 km
NOCO ENERGY CORP TONAWANDA TERMINAL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
19.2 km
NIAGARA FALLS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.1k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Niagara?
Niagara's economy produced $13.6B in 2024, growing 4.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.