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Erie County (Central) PUMA, NY

149,885 Population
57.4 square miles 2,611.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,915 ±$1,820 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,657 ±$3,657 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±2.6% (21,150  ±3,883) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.1 minutes ±1 (1,419,965  ±78,107) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

66,239 ±2,179 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (146,519  ±3,125) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.7% ±1.7% (1,274  ±587) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,680 ±2,183 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$225,500 ±$4,997 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.7% ±1.9% (14,468  ±2,830.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.1% ±3.6% (99,587  ±4,827) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29% ±2.4% (31,033  ±2,763.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

10.8% ±1.2% (15,734  ±1,791) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,797,240 (±0.1% / ±23,814.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.6% ±1.6% (12,925  ±2,479) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±1.2% (7,437  ±1,447) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,437 Total veterans ±1,447 6,608 Male ±1,336 829 Female ±560

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