Batavia, New York demographics

Batavia, NY demographics: median age 42.9; 21.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Batavia city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3604715. The survey estimates a population of 15,097 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Batavia is 42.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 7,349 households (±207). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.9 ±2.1	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	2,608 ±296	17.3% ±2.0 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	3,362 ±441	22.3% ±2.9 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	5,983 ±476	39.6% ±3.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,144 ±315	20.8% ±2.1 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	7,787 ±278	51.6% ±1.8 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	7,310 ±282	48.4% ±1.9 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	12,770 ±358	84.6% ±2.4 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	789 ±256	5.2% ±1.7 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	144 ±104 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	153 ±121 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,237 ±359	8.2% ±2.4 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,233 ±303	94.3% ±2.0 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	864 ±297	5.7% ±2.0 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,349
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,188 ±237	29.8% ±3.1 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	219 ±91	3.0% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,018 ±204	13.9% ±2.7 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,087 ±293	42.0% ±3.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	837 ±255	11.4% ±3.5 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,349
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,336 ±136	18.2% ±1.8 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,013 ±270	81.8% ±2.9 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,349
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,087 ±293	42.0% ±3.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,539 ±341	34.5% ±4.5 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	739 ±162	10.1% ±2.2 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	561 ±109	7.6% ±1.5 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	262 ±105	3.6% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	129 ±73 · low precision	1.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	32 ±34 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	14,570 ±186	96.5% ±1.2 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	527 ±181	3.5% ±1.2 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 14,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	13,800 ±375	94.5% ±2.4 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	550 ±306 · low precision	3.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	38 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	29 ±25 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	54 ±46 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	71 ±41 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	19 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	6 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	40 ±65 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	877 ±214	7.8% ±1.9 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,120 ±419	36.8% ±3.6 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,083 ±374	18.6% ±3.3 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,704 ±268	15.2% ±2.4 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,225 ±215	11.0% ±1.9 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,176 ±199	10.5% ±1.8 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 15,062
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	13,200 ±443	87.6% ±2.9 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,059 ±327	7.0% ±2.2 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	404 ±183	2.7% ±1.2 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	364 ±246 · low precision	2.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	35 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.4% of Batavia residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 89.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Batavia	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.4% ±1.7 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.5% ±1.9 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±1.7 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Batavia . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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