Niagara Falls is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 47,512 people and 25 associated neighborhoods, Niagara Falls is the 20th largest community in New York.Niagara Falls is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Niagara Falls is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Niagara Falls who work in office and administrative support (11.18%), sales jobs (10.19%), and management occupations (7.75%). A relatively large number of people in Niagara Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Niagara Falls overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Niagara Falls, 22.74% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Niagara Falls in 2022 was $30,707, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,828 for a family of four. However, Niagara Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Niagara Falls is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Niagara Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Niagara Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Niagara Falls include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Niagara Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
