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Erie, PA Urban Area

184,332 Population
73.3 square miles 2,513.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,546 ±$1,764 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$55,812 ±$5,315 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.3% ±2.3% (28,599  ±4,131) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18.8 minutes ±1 (1,457,895  ±110,288) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

78,834 ±2,269 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (174,954  ±4,083) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.8% ±2.7% (2,866  ±1,168) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

85,615 ±1,729 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$166,100 ±$7,743 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.1% ±2.3% (25,601  ±4,141.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±3.6% (117,031  ±5,281.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
30.5% ±2.2% (38,603  ±2,933.5) 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

5.9% ±1.2% (10,840  ±2,276) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.6% ±0.9% (9,696  ±1,401) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
9,696 Total veterans ±1,401 8,686 Male ±1,336 1,010 Female ±553

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