Erie County, Ohio

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Key figures

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	74,581	11,810,293	334,922,499	757th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,993	$71,389	$80,734	1047th of 3,221
Median Age	45.3	39.7	38.9	705th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.0%	31.5%	35.7%	838th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$199,700	$214,800	$332,700	1407th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$933	$1,034	$1,413	1263rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.0%	13.3%	12.5%	1698th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.8%	5.2%	1059th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	296.8	289.1	n/a	500th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	5.2%	14.1%	1975th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.3	n/a	n/a	1725th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.9%	67.2%	65.2%	2030th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.5	23.4	26.4	2245th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.0%	13.0%	15.1%	2399th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2262nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.4%	44.4%	46.9%	2457th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.1%	n/a	n/a	1420th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Erie County, Ohio

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.2%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.5	40.6	61.4

Age in Erie County, Ohio

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	45.3	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.7%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Erie County, Ohio

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	32,482	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.9%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.0%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.7%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Erie County, Ohio

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,578	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.2%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.0%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.7%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.4%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Erie County, Ohio

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	38,534	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.2%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.9%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.7%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.1%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.6%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,428	$2,822	n/a

Education in Erie County, Ohio

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.8%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.1%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.9%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Erie County, Ohio

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.7%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.0%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.5%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.7%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Erie County, Ohio

Statistic	Erie County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.9%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.3%	6.8%	16.7%

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