Erie County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	269,052	13,018,639	334,922,499	268th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,354	$77,971	$80,734	1762nd of 3,221
Median Age	40.2	40.9	38.9	2068th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.3%	35.2%	35.7%	745th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$177,000	$254,500	$332,700	1678th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$904	$1,209	$1,413	1421st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.0%	11.7%	12.5%	1279th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.3%	5.2%	1010th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	336.8	291.0	n/a	458th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.9%	7.7%	14.1%	998th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1247th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.1%	69.3%	65.2%	2482nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	26.3	26.4	2624th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	15.6%	15.1%	1513th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2750th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.8%	46.2%	46.9%	2639th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.2%	n/a	n/a	1008th 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, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.0%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.6%	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)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	32.3	44.6	61.4

Age in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	40.2	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.7%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.0%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	110,587	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.9%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.1%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	36.1%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,812	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.1%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.0%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.6%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.1%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	120,111	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.3%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.7%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.9%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.9%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,830	$3,311	n/a

Education in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.3%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.3%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.6%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.7%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.9%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.4%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.5%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.9%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Erie County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.6%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.7%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.1%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.4%	9.9%	16.7%

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