Girard

Population: 2,979
Median household income: $72,481
Median home value: $168,100

Girard, a community in Erie County, Pennsylvania, has 2,979 residents. Its median household income of $72,481 runs above the Erie County figure of $61,476.

Between 2019 and 2023, Girard's population held roughly steady from 2,975 to 2,979, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $129,800 to $168,100.

30.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,979
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,481
Median home value: $168,100
Median gross rent: $640
Housing units: 1,572
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9752,979

Median household income

$49,875$72,481

Median home value

$129,800$168,100

Median gross rent

$587$640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,975	$49,875	$129,800	$587
2020	2,950	$58,147	$137,200	$573
2021	2,998	$55,208	$147,400	$576
2022	2,991	$66,432	$163,200	$625
2023	2,979	$72,481	$168,100	$640

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6427.0%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	446	15.0%
18 to 24	216	7.3%
25 to 34	331	11.1%
35 to 44	290	9.7%
45 to 54	435	14.6%
55 to 64	804	27.0%
65 to 74	276	9.3%
75 and over	181	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,824	94.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	102	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	97	4.2%
High school graduate	906	39.1%
Some college or associate's	598	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	566	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	150	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,509	86.0%
Carpooled	171	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	595	35.0%
15 to 29 min	818	48.2%
30 to 44 min	223	13.1%
45 to 59 min	42	2.5%
60+ min	20	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 5.7% (169 of 2,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	917	60.1%
Nonfamily households	610	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,527	97.1%
Vacant	45	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	937	61.4%
Renter-occupied	590	38.6%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units25.2%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	963	61.3%
1-unit, attached	55	3.5%
2 to 4 units	396	25.2%
5 to 19 units	17	1.1%
20 or more units	103	6.6%
Mobile home & other	38	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4229232
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.0041, -80.3192