Porter, New York
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Population change since 2000: -2.2%
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| Males: 3,390 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 3,381 |  (49.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.9 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14174.
| Porter: | $83,884 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $46,956 (it was $23,951 in 2000)
Porter town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $230,691 (it was $96,300 in 2000)
| Porter: | $230,691 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $305,854; detached houses: $303,488; townhouses or other attached units: $534,655; in 2-unit structures: $181,215; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $160,445; in 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; mobile homes: $57,277
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Porter, NY
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- 6,49095.8%White alone
- 1131.7%Hispanic
- 701.0%Two or more races
- 330.5%American Indian alone
- 320.5%Asian alone
- 290.4%Black alone
- 30.04%Other race alone
- 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Porter detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (21.5%), English (17.9%), Italian (17.8%), Polish (11.0%), Scottish (5.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 579 feet
Land area: 33.2 square miles.
Population density: 204 people per square mile (very low).
397 residents are foreign born (3.1% North America, 2.4% Europe).
| This town: | 5.7% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Porter town: | 2.7% ($2,630) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Niagara Falls, NY 
(10.8 miles , pop. 55,593).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (25.0 miles , pop. 292,648).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (300.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Ransomville, NY (2.1 miles ),
), Sanborn, NY (3.1 miles ),
), Cambria, NY (3.2 miles ),
), Latitude: 43.25 N, Longitude: 79.00 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 716
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $431,000
- 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $426,300
- 2020: 14 buildings, average cost: $216,900
- 2019: 9 buildings, average cost: $107,600
- 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $112,900
- 2017: 12 buildings, average cost: $185,500
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $218,400
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $218,400
- 2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $218,400
- 2013: 5 buildings, average cost: $215,600
- 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $545,200
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2009: 13 buildings, average cost: $232,200
- 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $232,200
- 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $201,800
- 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $219,700
- 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $219,700
- 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $153,900
- 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $165,300
- 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $279,600
- 2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $219,700
- 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $119,000
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $168,800
- 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $91,000
- 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $110,900
| Here: | 4.8% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Educational services (13.5%)
- Health care (9.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.0%)
- Construction (5.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.2%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Chemicals (4.1%)
- Construction (9.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.6%)
- Educational services (7.6%)
- Chemicals (7.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.5%)
- Transportation equipment (5.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.5%)
- Educational services (20.0%)
- Health care (17.5%)
- Finance & insurance (8.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (3.1%)
- Social assistance (2.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Registered nurses (4.8%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.5%)
Average climate in Porter, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 58.4. This is better than average.
| City: | 58.4 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2012 was 0.220. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.220 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2012 was 6.43. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.43 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2012 was 3.47. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 3.47 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 33.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 33.8 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 10.2. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 10.2 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2003 was 0.00542. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00542 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Earthquake activity:
Porter-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 141.1 miles away from Porter center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 158.6 miles away from Porter center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 238.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 278.3 miles away from Porter center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 373.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 276.8 miles away from Porter center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Niagara County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Snowstorms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Chemical Waste: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Porter:
- FAIRCHILD MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; LEWISTON, NY)
- MOUNT ST MARY'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; LEWISTON, NY)
- OUR LADY OF PEACE NURSING CARE RESIDENCE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; LEWISTON, NY)
- UCPA OF NIAGARA COUNTY (Hospital, about 10 miles away; NIAGARA FALLS, NY)
- NIAGARA COUNTY CHAPTER NYS ARC, INC (Hospital, about 10 miles away; SANBORN, NY)
- MT ST MARYS LONG TERM CARE FACILITY, INC. (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; NIAGARA FALLS, NY)
- UCPA OF NIAGARA COUNTY (Hospital, about 11 miles away; SANBORN, NY)
Amtrak stations near Porter:
- 10 miles: NIAGARA FALLS (27TH & LOCKPORT RD.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
- 10 miles: NIAGARA FALLS (4267 BRIDGE ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
- 14 miles: ST. CATHARINES (ST. CATHERINES, 5 GREAT WESTERN AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Porter:
- Niagara University (about 9 miles; Niagara University, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)
- Niagara County Community College (about 10 miles; Sanborn, NY; FT enrollment: 4,757)
- University at Buffalo (about 21 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 25,415)
- Daemen College (about 23 miles; Amherst, NY; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- Buffalo State SUNY (about 23 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 10,439)
- Medaille College (about 24 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 2,361)
- Canisius College (about 24 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 4,376)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Porter: Youngstown Yacht Club (A), Baker Farms (B), Sanger Farms (C), Shippy Orchards (D), Niagara Frontier Country Club (E), Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company (F), Ransomville Fire Company (G), Ransomville Free Library (H), Youngstown Free Library (I), Porter Town Hall (J), Heritage Manor of Ransomville (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Porter include: Filmore Chapel (A), Baptist Church of Ransomville (B), Saint John's Episcopal Church (C), Ransomville Free Methodist Church (D), Ransomville United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Towers Cemetery (1), Saint Bernards Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3), Fort Niagara Cemetery (4), Pioneer Cemetery (5), Halsted Cemetery (6), Oakland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sixmile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Porter include: Fourmile Creek State Park (1), Fort Niagara State Park (2), Falkner Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Oliver Dyer - Developed the first widely used system of shorthand during the mid-19th century.
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 69.2% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This town: | 4.1% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Porter:
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 8.7%
For population 25 years and over in Porter:
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.0 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Porter, NY (based on Niagara County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 51,948 | 30 |
| Mainline Protestant | 18,836 | 71 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 17,174 | 78 |
| Other | 3,157 | 17 |
| Black Protestant | 1,895 | 11 |
| Orthodox | 810 | 5 |
| None | 122,649 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 33
| This county: | 1.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Niagara County: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 27
| Here: | 1.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 64
| Niagara County: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 172
| This county: | 8.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Niagara County: | 8.4% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Niagara County: | 26.6% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Niagara County: | 13.2% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Porter:
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLVL (1340 AM; 1 kW; LOCKPORT, NY; Owner: CULVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP., INC.)
- WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUFO (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; AMHERST, NY)
- WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Porter:
- WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKSE (98.5 FM; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WBLK (93.7 FM; DEPEW, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WJYE (96.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WYRK (106.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WEDG (103.3 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBFO (88.7 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- W207BG (89.3 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Porter:
- WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
- WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WFHW-LP (Channel 58; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITIZENS TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBXZ-LP (Channel 56; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 36Number of bridges
- 213ft / 64.8mTotal length
- $53,373,000Total costs
- 30,663Total average daily traffic
- 1,411Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 31930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 241960-1969
- 21980-1989
- 21990-1999
- 12010-2019
- 32020-2022
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Porter)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 55.8%Utility gas
- 29.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.0%Electricity
- 1.7%Wood
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 55.4%Utility gas
- 21.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.9%Electricity
- 8.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Porter compared to New York state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Porter on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: chemicals (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: religious workers (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: plant and system operators (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (population 1,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: fuel dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (population 5,000+)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: therapists (population 5,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: health and personal care, except drug, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"