Erie

Population: 94,156
Median household income: $43,397
Median home value: $108,200

Erie is a community in Erie County, Pennsylvania, home to 94,156 residents. At $43,397, its median household income sits below Erie County's $61,476.

Between 2019 and 2023, Erie's population declined 3.2% from 97,263 to 94,156, while its median home value rose 21.4% from $89,100 to $108,200.

22.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 94,156
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $43,397
Median home value: $108,200
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 43,377
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

97,26394,156

Median household income

$37,894$43,397

Median home value

$89,100$108,200

Median gross rent

$710$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	97,263	$37,894	$89,100	$710
2020	96,616	$38,655	$90,500	$725
2021	95,536	$40,201	$91,300	$754
2022	94,826	$43,135	$101,500	$809
2023	94,156	$43,397	$108,200	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,594	5.9%
5 to 17	14,770	15.7%
18 to 24	12,045	12.8%
25 to 34	14,829	15.7%
35 to 44	10,196	10.8%
45 to 54	9,977	10.6%
55 to 64	11,691	12.4%
65 to 74	8,864	9.4%
75 and over	6,190	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,809	66.7%
Black or African American	14,493	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	123	0.1%
Asian	2,299	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	411	0.4%
Two or more races	6,086	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,920	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,919	11.2%
High school graduate	24,270	39.3%
Some college or associate's	16,791	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	9,319	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,448	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit2.7%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,452	70.4%
Carpooled	4,634	11.5%
Public transit	1,072	2.7%
Walked	2,105	5.2%
Bicycle	313	0.8%
Worked from home	2,794	6.9%
Other means	1,044	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,686	44.4%
15 to 29 min	14,564	38.7%
30 to 44 min	4,153	11.0%
45 to 59 min	858	2.3%
60+ min	1,359	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 24.6% (21,733 of 88,512)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,339	51.6%
Nonfamily households	19,080	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,419	90.9%
Vacant	3,958	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,906	53.0%
Renter-occupied	18,513	47.0%

1-unit, detached58.9%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units22.4%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,547	58.9%
1-unit, attached	1,683	3.9%
2 to 4 units	9,724	22.4%
5 to 19 units	2,826	6.5%
20 or more units	3,282	7.6%
Mobile home & other	315	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4224000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 42.1166, -80.0735