Erie County, New York

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Erie County, New York is among the highest in the country for total population (58th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	950,622	19,852,366	334,922,499	58th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,839	$85,974	$80,734	983rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	39.8	38.9	1997th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.0%	40.2%	35.7%	346th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$233,800	$423,800	$332,700	1041st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,090	$1,621	$1,413	746th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.9%	14.0%	12.5%	1500th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	6.4%	5.2%	1305th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	911.6	421.3	n/a	202nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.5%	22.8%	14.1%	618th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	921st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.8%	54.3%	65.2%	2682nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.3	32.6	26.4	2285th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.9%	14.9%	15.1%	650th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.0%	n/a	n/a	3107th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.0%	42.5%	46.9%	2856th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	739th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Erie County, New York

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.1%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.5	65.5	61.4

Age in Erie County, New York

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	40.4	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.8%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Erie County, New York

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States
Households	409,665	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.1%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.8%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.0%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	38.1%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Erie County, New York

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,777	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.6%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.2%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.7%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.9%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.1%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.5%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Erie County, New York

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	441,214	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.9%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.4%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.2%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.2%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,622	$6,582	n/a

Education in Erie County, New York

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	7.5%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.1%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.0%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.1%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Erie County, New York

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.4%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.2%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.5%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Erie County, New York

Statistic	Erie County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.3%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.4%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.7%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.2%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.4%	22.3%	16.7%

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