Population 25,934 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in DePew
Household size in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.35 | 2.41 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.30 | 2.39 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.24 | 2.33 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.07 | −0.08 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
DePew is a place of small households, averaging 2.28 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. That is in line with the rest of the Buffalo area. Since 2006–10, household size has edged down from 2.35, as it has nationally.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.3 | 40.4 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.4 | 41.2 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.0 | 41.9 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.5 | 42.0 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.2 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
DePew skews older than the country: its median age is 43.5, against 40.1 nationally. The median age has climbed from 42.3 in 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.4 pts | −0.2 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 7.2% of households in DePew, well below the national share of 11.6%. Compared with other New York cities, DePew has a lower share of single-parent households than most.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in DePew
Renters in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.4% | 32.9% | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 28.7% | 33.8% | 46.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.7% | 34.3% | 46.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.6% | 33.2% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | +0.3 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in DePew own their homes; 26.6% rent, below the national share of 34.8%. About four in ten owners (40.7%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally. Rentals cluster in the east; owners are most common in the west. The renter share is down 0.7 points from 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.3% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.8% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.5% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.8 pts | −2.2 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.5% of homes in DePew are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing. Since 2006–10, vacancy has fallen 2.8 points, in line with the national trend.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1966 | 1957 | 1956 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1966 | 1958 | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1966 | 1958 | 1958 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1968 | 1960 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +3 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in DePew is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1968, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Still, homes here are newer than in the wider Buffalo area, where the median home dates to 1960.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $743 | $728 | $1,095 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $801 | $783 | $1,201 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $884 | $873 | $1,426 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,090 | $1,126 | $1,794 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$348 | +$398 | +$698 | +$606 |
The median renter in DePew pays $1,090 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rents are up $348 a month from 2006–10, a 47% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. The typical renter here spends 31.2% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent. The priciest rents are in the northeast; the most affordable are in the south.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in DePew
Bachelor's degrees in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.6% | 27.6% | 31.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.6% | 29.6% | 33.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.3% | 32.3% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 30.6% | 35.6% | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | +8.0 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are a little less common in DePew than nationally: 30.6% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The share with a degree is up 10.0 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 88.0% | 88.2% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.7% | 89.8% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 94.6% | 91.2% | 86.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 93.1% | 91.9% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.1 pts | +3.7 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in DePew is above the national rate: 93.1% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%. The picture is much the same across the Buffalo area. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 5.1 points, mirroring the country.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in DePew
| Period | DePew | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.0% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.9% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.1% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.9 pts | −2.6 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in DePew has been strong: just 3.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Unemployment is down 2.9 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
DePew compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePew | 2.28 | 43.5 | 7.2% | 26.6% | 5.5% | 1968 | $1,090 | 30.6% | 93.1% | 3.1% |
| Lancaster | 2.37 | 46.4 | 7.4% | 18.2% | 5.4% | 1980 | $1,215 | 42.4% | 95.4% | 2.4% |
| Bowmansville | 2.22 | 57.7 | 4.0% | 25.6% | 16.5% | 1995 | $2,070 | 31.5% | 91.1% | 4.7% |
| Cheektowaga | 2.20 | 41.6 | 9.8% | 29.1% | 6.0% | 1960 | $1,017 | 30.4% | 92.8% | 3.7% |
| Sloan | 2.49 | 39.9 | 16.8% | 32.1% | 16.6% | 1947 | $1,172 | 18.0% | 90.5% | 1.9% |
| Williamsville | 1.97 | 51.0 | 7.0% | 33.8% | 6.6% | 1953 | $1,339 | 58.4% | 95.3% | 2.5% |
| Harris Hill | 2.37 | 41.3 | 4.5% | 22.4% | 6.9% | 1969 | $1,045 | 59.0% | 96.8% | 1.2% |
| West Seneca | 2.27 | 44.5 | 8.8% | 23.2% | 6.6% | 1966 | $1,074 | 34.4% | 94.5% | 4.7% |
| Elma | 2.57 | 44.3 | 7.3% | 12.2% | 4.8% | 1972 | $1,168 | 44.2% | 97.6% | 5.0% |
| Town Line | 2.50 | 43.8 | 10.1% | 7.7% | 4.8% | 1972 | $969 | 30.9% | 94.6% | 1.8% |
| Buffalo area | 2.33 | 42.0 | 11.5% | 33.2% | 8.4% | 1960 | $1,126 | 35.6% | 91.9% | 5.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up DePew. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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