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Erie, PA Urban Area

184,712 Population
73.3 square miles 2,519 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,847 ±$1,731 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$54,857 ±$4,082 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.5% ±2.1% (29,049  ±3,716) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.3 minutes ±1.4 (1,445,695  ±127,451) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

80,054 ±2,097 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (174,936  ±3,712) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±1.3% (1,722  ±549) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

85,957 ±1,922 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$182,100 ±$9,780 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±1.8% (23,687  ±3,377.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.7% ±3.5% (114,224  ±5,110.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.2% ±2.4% (41,362  ±3,108.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

6.7% ±0.9% (12,389  ±1,677) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±1% (9,815  ±1,469) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,815 Total veterans ±1,469 9,263 Male ±1,390 552 Female ±288

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