Corry vs Erie

A side-by-side comparison of Corry and Erie: population, income, housing, and more.

Corry and Erie are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Erie has the higher population (94,156 vs 6,162 in Corry). Corry has the higher median household income ($45,081 vs $43,397 in Erie). Erie has the higher median home value ($108,200 vs $99,800 in Corry).

Population, income & housing

	Corry	Erie
Population	6,162	94,156
Median age	37.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,081	$43,397
Median home value	$99,800	$108,200
Median gross rent	$686	$836
Housing units	3,187	43,377
Homeownership rate	66.0%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corry	Erie
Population	6,332 → 6,162 (-2.7%)	97,263 → 94,156 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $45,081 (+10.4%)	$37,894 → $43,397 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$89,000 → $99,800 (+12.1%)	$89,100 → $108,200 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $686 (+3.6%)	$710 → $836 (+17.7%)

Corry

Population

6,3326,162

Median household income

$40,833$45,081

Median home value

$89,000$99,800

Median gross rent

$662$686

Erie

Population

97,26394,156

Median household income

$37,894$43,397

Median home value

$89,100$108,200

Median gross rent

$710$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corry	Erie
Under 5	3.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	12.8%
25 to 34	16.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	8.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	9.4%
75 and over	13.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corry	Erie
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	66.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corry	Erie
No high school diploma	11.1%	11.2%
High school graduate	42.4%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corry	Erie
Drove alone	77.2%	70.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	3.9%	5.2%
Bicycle	3.9%	0.8%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.9%
Other means	3.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corry	Erie
1-unit, detached	74.3%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	22.4%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	6.5%
20 or more units	3.2%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Corry	Erie
Poverty rate	29.2%	24.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1948	1950