Lake Erie Beach

Population: 3,247
Median household income: $57,234
Median home value: $149,300

Located in Erie County, New York, Lake Erie Beach is a community with a population of 3,247. At $57,234, its median household income sits below Erie County's $71,175.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Erie Beach's population declined 8.8% from 3,562 to 3,247, while its median home value rose 42.3% from $104,900 to $149,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.6% of the population. 82.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,247
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,234
Median home value: $149,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 2,145
Homeownership rate: 96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5623,247

Median household income

$59,211$57,234

Median home value

$104,900$149,300

Median gross rent

$797$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,562	$59,211	$104,900	$797
2020	3,374	$55,313	$104,500	$779
2021	3,266	$54,922	$102,900	$838
2022	3,282	$60,132	$135,400	$880
2023	3,247	$57,234	$149,300	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6422.6%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	135	4.2%
5 to 17	445	13.7%
18 to 24	208	6.4%
25 to 34	227	7.0%
35 to 44	270	8.3%
45 to 54	467	14.4%
55 to 64	734	22.6%
65 to 74	434	13.4%
75 and over	327	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,072	94.6%
Black or African American	59	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.2%
Asian	67	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	155	6.3%
High school graduate	759	30.9%
Some college or associate's	872	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	411	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	262	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,025	82.5%
Carpooled	141	11.3%
Public transit	11	0.9%
Walked	3	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	233	19.7%
15 to 29 min	204	17.3%
30 to 44 min	416	35.3%
45 to 59 min	221	18.7%
60+ min	106	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 14.4% (467 of 3,234)

	Count	Share
Family households	923	59.2%
Nonfamily households	636	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,559	72.7%
Vacant	586	27.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,507	96.7%
Renter-occupied	52	3.3%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,005	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	66	3.1%
5 to 19 units	17	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	57	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3640486
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.6242, -79.0786