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Erie, PA Metro Area

267,571 Population
798.9 square miles 334.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,614 ±$1,508 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,663 ±$1,932 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.6% ±1.6% (36,951  ±4,108) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.5 minutes ±0.9 (2,161,960  ±124,614) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

111,118 ±1,975 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (254,006  ±706) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.5% ±2% (3,237  ±1,183) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

120,289 ±313 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$179,200 ±$8,146 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.7% ±1.8% (33,727  ±4,681.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.8% ±3.2% (171,750  ±6,012.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
29.3% ±1.8% (54,155  ±3,399.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.6% ±9,522.8% (12,272  ±2,260) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.7% ±0.8% (14,286  ±1,625) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
14,286 Total veterans ±1,625 12,903 Male ±1,563 1,383 Female ±579

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