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Erie County, NY

946,147 Population
1,042.8 square miles 907.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,601 ±$1,038 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,492 ±$1,959 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.1% ±1% (130,526  ±9,540) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.7 minutes ±0.6 (8,878,805  ±312,947) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 32.8 270,341,980 (±0.2 / ±2,010,778)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

410,430 ±3,853 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0 (920,112  ±2,466) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.4 18,954,246
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.4% ±0.9% (11,556  ±1,838) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

442,461 ±1,099 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$241,900 ±$4,508 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.9% ±0.9% (101,782  ±8,476.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 9.6% 1,865,276 (±0.2% / ±35,369.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.5% ±1.9% (622,624  ±12,753.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
37.8% ±1.2% (254,110  ±7,919.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

11.1% ±0.8% (99,965  ±6,822.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 31% 5,738,521 (±0.3% / ±53,509.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

7.4% (70,327  ±5,412) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 23.1% 4,517,996
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.2% ±0.4% (46,952  ±3,348) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
46,952 Total veterans ±3,348 40,885 Male ±3,115 6,067 Female ±1,536

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