Erie County, Pennsylvania

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 269,544
Median household income: $61,476
Median home value: $169,500

Erie County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 269,544. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $61,476 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Erie County's population declined 1.6% from 273,835 to 269,544, while its median household income rose 19.3% from $51,529 to $61,476.

76.4% of workers drive to work alone. 68.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 269,544
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $61,476
Median home value: $169,500
Median gross rent: $876
Housing units: 120,019
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

273,835269,544

Median household income

$51,529$61,476

Median home value

$134,100$169,500

Median gross rent

$753$876

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	273,835	$51,529	$134,100	$753
2020	272,046	$52,863	$138,500	$758
2021	271,903	$55,949	$144,100	$787
2022	270,495	$59,396	$160,200	$851
2023	269,544	$61,476	$169,500	$876

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,127	5.2%
5 to 17	42,211	15.7%
18 to 24	26,755	9.9%
25 to 34	34,001	12.6%
35 to 44	31,970	11.9%
45 to 54	31,732	11.8%
55 to 64	36,956	13.7%
65 to 74	31,045	11.5%
75 and over	20,747	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	221,949	82.3%
Black or African American	17,848	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	228	0.1%
Asian	5,295	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.0%
Some other race	1,016	0.4%
Two or more races	10,672	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,487	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,831	7.4%
High school graduate	69,954	37.5%
Some college or associate's	47,426	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	34,597	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20,643	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit1.1%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	92,185	76.4%
Carpooled	11,246	9.3%
Public transit	1,348	1.1%
Walked	3,830	3.2%
Bicycle	485	0.4%
Worked from home	9,849	8.2%
Other means	1,775	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41,785	37.7%
15 to 29 min	46,226	41.7%
30 to 44 min	16,083	14.5%
45 to 59 min	3,229	2.9%
60+ min	3,546	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 15.4% (39,543 of 256,456)

	Count	Share
Family households	65,757	59.7%
Nonfamily households	44,349	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	110,106	91.7%
Vacant	9,913	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75,241	68.3%
Renter-occupied	34,865	31.7%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	81,583	68.0%
1-unit, attached	4,912	4.1%
2 to 4 units	14,683	12.2%
5 to 19 units	6,293	5.2%
20 or more units	6,687	5.6%
Mobile home & other	5,861	4.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 42049
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 799 sq mi
Water area: 759 sq mi
Center point: 42.1180, -80.0964