Editing Niagara Falls, New York (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 3006
|1880= 3320
|1890= 5502
|1900= 19457
|1910= 30445
|1920= 50760
|1930= 74460
|1940= 78020
|1950= 90872
|1960= 102394
|1970= 85615
|1980= 71384
|1990= 61840
|2000= 55593
|2010= 50193
|2020= 48671
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="2020CensusNiagaraFalls">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3651055l|title=Niagara Falls city, New York|author=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 50,193 people, 22,603 households, and 12,495 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 2,987.7 people per square mile (1,153.5 per square km). There were 26,220 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,560.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 70.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 21.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 22,603 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 4.02.

[[File:St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Niagara Falls, NY IMG 1438.JPG|left|thumb|St. Peter's Episcopal Church]]
In the city, 22% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.1% aged from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,800, and the median income for a family was $34,377. Males had a median income of $31,672 versus $22,124 for females. 23% of the population was below the poverty line.

Niagara Falls has a number of places of worship, including the Salvation Army, First Assembly of God Church, [[First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara]], St. Peter's Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Deveaux, and the [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jewish]] Temple Beth El. The [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative Jewish]] [[Temple Beth Israel (Niagara Falls, New York)|Temple Beth Israel]] closed in 2012.

===Crime===
Niagara Falls has struggled with high rates of [[violent crime|violent]] and [[property crime]]; [[Uniform Crime Reports|FBI crime data]] indicate that the city has among the highest crime rates in New York state.<ref>{{cite news|author=Evan Anstey|url=https://www.wivb.com/news/niagara-falls-comes-in-last-on-list-of-safest-cities-in-ny/|publisher=WIVB-TV|date=August 29, 2019|title=Niagara Falls comes in last on list of safest cities in NY}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Niagara Falls, Buffalo ranked as #1, #3 most dangerous places to live in Upstate New York|author=Kaley Lynch|date=July 7, 2017|publisher=WIVB-TV|url=https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/niagara-falls-buffalo-ranked-as-1-3-most-dangerous-places-to-live-in-upstate-new-york/}}</ref> In response to gun violence, volunteer groups such as Operation SNUG mobilized to promote positive community involvement in the troubled areas of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/residents-on-mission-to-stop-violence|title=Residents on mission to stop violence|author=Nalina Shapiro|date=2011-04-17|publisher=WIVB-TV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321143044/http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/residents-on-mission-to-stop-violence|archive-date=March 21, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=2012-03-22}}</ref>