Bronx County vs Erie County

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

Bronx County and Erie County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bronx County has the higher population (1,419,250 vs 950,044 in Erie County). Erie County has the higher median household income ($71,175 vs $49,036 in Bronx County). Bronx County has the higher median home value ($517,000 vs $217,400 in Erie County).

Population, income & housing

	Bronx County	Erie County
Population	1,419,250	950,044
Median age	35.6 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,036	$71,175
Median home value	$517,000	$217,400
Median gross rent	$1,436	$1,037
Housing units	553,231	439,987
Homeownership rate	20.3%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronx County	Erie County
Population	1,435,068 → 1,419,250 (-1.1%)	919,355 → 950,044 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$40,088 → $49,036 (+22.3%)	$58,121 → $71,175 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$404,700 → $517,000 (+27.7%)	$153,400 → $217,400 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,436 (+18.5%)	$829 → $1,037 (+25.1%)

Bronx County

Population

1,435,0681,419,250

Median household income

$40,088$49,036

Median home value

$404,700$517,000

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,436

Erie County

Population

919,355950,044

Median household income

$58,121$71,175

Median home value

$153,400$217,400

Median gross rent

$829$1,037

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronx County	Erie County
Under 5	6.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.1%
75 and over	5.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronx County	Erie County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	73.0%
Black or African American	29.1%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	4.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	54.9%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronx County	Erie County
No high school diploma	24.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	28.4%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronx County	Erie County
Drove alone	23.5%	74.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.5%
Public transit	53.7%	3.0%
Walked	7.6%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.9%	11.4%
Other means	2.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronx County	Erie County
1-unit, detached	6.5%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	23.1%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	6.8%
20 or more units	60.6%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Bronx County	Erie County
Poverty rate	26.9%	14.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	44	21
Median year structure built	1954	1957