Erie County, Ohio

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 74,938
Median household income: $68,431
Median home value: $183,900

Home to 74,938 residents, Erie County is one of Ohio's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,431 runs in line with the Ohio figure of $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Erie County's population held roughly steady from 74,780 to 74,938, while its median household income rose 26.2% from $54,226 to $68,431.

73.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1966.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 74,938
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $68,431
Median home value: $183,900
Median gross rent: $882
Housing units: 38,400
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

74,78074,938

Median household income

$54,226$68,431

Median home value

$139,900$183,900

Median gross rent

$756$882

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	74,780	$54,226	$139,900	$756
2020	74,419	$58,408	$146,800	$773
2021	75,560	$60,149	$152,800	$814
2022	75,299	$65,171	$169,400	$884
2023	74,938	$68,431	$183,900	$882

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,789	5.1%
5 to 17	11,192	14.9%
18 to 24	5,658	7.6%
25 to 34	8,530	11.4%
35 to 44	8,158	10.9%
45 to 54	9,056	12.1%
55 to 64	11,290	15.1%
65 to 74	9,985	13.3%
75 and over	7,280	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	60,555	80.8%
Black or African American	6,218	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	85	0.1%
Asian	513	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	615	0.8%
Two or more races	3,639	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,299	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,110	7.6%
High school graduate	18,596	34.2%
Some college or associate's	16,430	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	10,160	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5,003	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,955	82.5%
Carpooled	3,030	8.6%
Public transit	331	0.9%
Walked	563	1.6%
Bicycle	49	0.1%
Worked from home	1,886	5.4%
Other means	300	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,671	41.1%
15 to 29 min	11,755	35.4%
30 to 44 min	4,510	13.6%
45 to 59 min	1,262	3.8%
60+ min	2,030	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 12.5% (9,228 of 73,666)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,368	63.4%
Nonfamily households	11,754	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,122	83.7%
Vacant	6,278	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,838	71.1%
Renter-occupied	9,284	28.9%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,208	73.5%
1-unit, attached	1,817	4.7%
2 to 4 units	3,314	8.6%
5 to 19 units	2,534	6.6%
20 or more units	1,478	3.8%
Mobile home & other	1,049	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 39043
State: Ohio
Land area: 251 sq mi
Water area: 374 sq mi
Center point: 41.3941, -82.5868