Lockport is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 20,436 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Lockport is the 83rd largest community in New York. Lockport has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Lockport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Lockport overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Lockport, 24.39% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lockport in 2022 was $33,939, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,756 for a family of four. However, Lockport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lockport is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lockport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lockport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lockport include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Lockport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.