Erie County, PA

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Erie County, Pennsylvania demographics

Population: 271,903
Median age: 39.9

Median household income: 55,949

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Population

2021271,903
2020272,046
2019273,835
2018275,972
2017277,794
2016279,133
2015279,858
2014280,132
2013280,518
2012280,181
2011279,824
2010279,234
2009279,721

Erie County, PA cities

Albion borough - 1,329

Avonia CDP - 1,657

Corry city - 6,251

Cranesville borough - 780

Edinboro borough - 5,097

Elgin borough - 223

Erie city - 95,536

Fairview CDP - 2,926

Girard borough - 2,998

Lake City borough - 2,945

Lawrence Park CDP - 3,833

McKean borough - 504

Mill Village borough - 276

North East borough - 4,134

Northwest Harborcreek CDP - 9,052

Penn State Erie (Behrend) CDP - 1,556

Platea borough - 470

Union City borough - 2,976

Waterford borough - 1,157

Wattsburg borough - 426

Wesleyville borough - 3,238

Erie County, PA ZIP Codes

Census data for Erie County, Pennsylvania

Demographic and housing estimates in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Total population
Total population271,903
Male135,031
Female136,872
Population by age
Total population271,903
Under 5 years14,885
5 to 9 years16,067
10 to 14 years16,762
15 to 19 years19,212
20 to 24 years17,610
25 to 34 years35,120
35 to 44 years31,391
45 to 54 years33,261
55 to 59 years19,014
60 to 64 years19,472
65 to 74 years29,251
75 to 84 years13,543
85 years and over6,315
Median age (years)39.9
Under 18 years58,170
16 years and over220,378
18 years and over213,733
21 years and over200,972
62 years and over60,440
65 years and over49,109
Population by race
Total population271,903
One race258,887
   White230,458
   Black or African American18,886
   American Indian and Alaska Native511
   Asian5,081
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander57
   Some other race3,894
Two or more races13,016
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population209,307
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population102,972
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population106,335

Social characteristics in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Households by type
Total households108,861
Family households (families)47,619
Married-couple family8,716
Male householder, no wife present, family21,264
Female householder, no husband present, family16,060
Nonfamily households31,262
Average household size34,782
Average family size2.38

Economic characteristics in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households108,861
Less than $10,0007,201
$10,000 to $14,9995,365
$15,000 to $24,99911,675
$25,000 to $34,99911,057
$35,000 to $49,99913,698
$50,000 to $74,99919,320
$75,000 to $99,99914,542
$100,000 to $149,99915,628
$150,000 to $199,9995,517
$200,000 or more4,858
Median household income (dollars)55,949

Housing characteristics in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Housing occupancy
Total housing units119,941
Occupied housing units108,861
Vacant housing units11,080
Units in structure
Total housing units119,941
1-unit, detached80,651
1-unit, attached5,243
2 units9,371
3 or 4 units6,039
5 to 9 units4,111
10 to 19 units2,202
20 or more units6,282
Mobile home5,980
Boat, RV, van, etc.62
Year structure built
Total housing units119,941
Built 2014 or later12
Built 2010 to 20134,012
Built 2000 to 20098,320
Built 1990 to 199910,641
Built 1980 to 198910,550
Built 1970 to 197917,675
Built 1960 to 196911,366
Built 1950 to 195917,277
Built 1940 to 19498,586
Built 1939 or earlier31,502
Rooms
Total housing units119,941
1 room2,295
2 rooms1,977
3 rooms7,764
4 rooms14,641
5 rooms21,124
6 rooms25,585
7 rooms18,542
8 rooms13,307
9 rooms or more14,706
Median rooms6.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units119,941
No bedroom2,349
1 bedroom11,140
2 bedrooms28,946
3 bedrooms51,373
4 bedrooms21,843
5 or more bedrooms4,290
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units108,861
Owner-occupied73,332
Renter-occupied35,529
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.49
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.14
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units108,861
Moved in 2017 or later9,247
Moved in 2015 to 201628,088
Moved in 2010 to 201416,192
Moved in 2000 to 200922,942
Moved in 1990 to 199913,821
Moved in 1989 and earlier18,571
Value
Owner-occupied units73,332
Less than $50,0006,746
$50,000 to $99,99915,454
$100,000 to $149,99916,383
$150,000 to $199,99914,518
$200,000 to $299,99912,390
$300,000 to $499,9996,090
$500,000 to $999,9991,532
$1,000,000 or more219
Median (dollars)144,100
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units73,332
Housing units with a mortgage41,292
Housing units without a mortgage32,040
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent33,736
Less than $5005,111
$500 to $99919,661
$1,000 to $1,4997,180
$1,500 to $1,9991,177
$2,000 to $2,499392
$2,500 to $2,99990
$3,000 or more125
Median (dollars)787
No rent paid1,793

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