Tonawanda is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 16,135 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Tonawanda is the 126th largest community in New York.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tonawanda is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tonawanda is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tonawanda who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.93%), sales jobs (12.78%), and food service (6.22%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tonawanda spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.07 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Tonawanda doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Tonawanda Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Tonawanda rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.71% of adults 25 and older in Tonawanda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Tonawanda in 2000 was $18,789, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,156 for a family of four.

The people who call Tonawanda home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Tonawanda is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tonawanda include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Tonawanda is English.