2024 population: 267,750 ( 3,299 from 2020)
Land area: 798.9 square miles
Population density: 335.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	220,098	82.20%	3.1%
Black:	19,964	7.46%	1.0%
Indian:	406	0.15%	6.7%
Asian:	6,934	2.59%	26.2%
2+ races:	6,750	2.52%	10.2%
Hispanic:	13,598	5.08%	12.8%

Total non-White:	47,652	17.80%	8.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,260	10.4
Deaths:	13,904	12.8
Net Migration:	-3,349	-3.1
Net Immigration:	2,669	2.5

Change in White population:	-7,080	-2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,781	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
271,049
227,178	83.81%
19,757	7.29%
435	0.16%
5,494	2.03%
6,126	2.26%
12,059	4.45%
43,871	16.19%

2010
280,566
242,787	86.53%
19,485	6.94%
447	0.16%
3,108	1.11%
4,929	1.76%
9,518	3.39%
37,779	13.47%

2000
280,843
252,258	89.82%
16,876	6.01%
396	0.14%
1,958	0.70%
2,909	1.04%
6,126	2.18%
28,585	10.18%

1990
275,572
256,331	93.02%
14,129	5.13%
378	0.14%
1,666	0.60%
n/a
3,068	1.11%
19,241	6.98%

1980
279,780
264,292	94.46%
11,973	4.28%
325	0.12%
1,071	0.38%
n/a
1,927	0.69%
15,488	5.54%

1970
263,654
253,176	96.03%
8,916	3.38%
112	0.04%
225	0.09%
n/a
1,044	0.40%
10,478	3.97%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
28,804	10.3
26,348	9.4
-18,996	-6.8
5,680	2.0

-15,609	-5.6
6,092	2.2

Number	Rate
2000's
31,131	11.1
24,747	8.8
-12,739	-4.5
3,593	1.3

-9,471	-3.4
9,194	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
38,167	13.9
26,737	9.7
-13,585	-4.9
2,875	1.0

-4,073	-1.5
9,344	3.4

Number	Rate
1980's
41,526	14.8
25,898	9.3
-18,362	-6.6
n/a

-7,961	-2.8
3,753	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-5,826	-2.2
n/a

11,116	4.2
5,010	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
56,590	21.1%
211,160	78.9%
50,712	18.9%

109,474
2.35

66,235	60.5%
47,686	72.0%
8,084	12.2%
43,239	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
38.6
63,808	22.7%
216,758	77.3%
40,824	14.6%

110,413
2.42

70,196	63.6%
50,093	71.4%
8,696	12.4%
40,217	36.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
70,338	25.0%
210,505	75.0%
40,255	14.3%

106,488
2.51

71,650	67.3%
55,093	76.9%
7,566	10.6%
34,838	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
71,602	26.0%
203,970	74.0%
38,017	13.8%

101,652
2.61

71,459	70.3%
56,825	79.5%
6,776	9.5%
30,193	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
80,974	28.9%
198,806	71.1%
30,529	10.9%

96,637
2.82

71,944	74.4%
60,391	83.9%
5,336	7.4%
24,693	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,322	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,492	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,869	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,882	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,728	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,764	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,675	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,394	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,559	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,526	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,571	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,524	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,001	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,495	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,602	6.0%
$200,000 or more	6,070	5.5%

Median Household Income	59,396
Per Capita Income	32,858

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,447	7.7%
Public Assistance	4,101	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,794	19.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	111,753	68.9%
Unemployed	6,583	4.1%
In Armed Forces	191	0.1%

Total Labor Force	118,527	73.1%
Not in Labor Force	43,610	26.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	45,847	36,160	55.9%
Non-Profit	5,699	12,529	31.3%
Self-Employed	6,167	3,356	64.8%

Local Government	3,379	4,593	42.4%
State Government	2,286	2,373	49.1%
Federal Government	991	910	52.1%

Total Private + Self	52,014	39,516	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,355	20,405	37.7%
Total	64,369	59,921	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,871	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	24,194	19.5%
Professional, Technical	27,920	22.4%
Service Occupations	25,027	20.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	303	0.2%
All others	28,376	22.8%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22,654	18.2%
Manufacturing	18,951	15.2%
Retail trade	13,665	11.0%
Educational services	11,828	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	9,227	7.4%
Finance and insurance	6,775	5.4%
Other services	6,704	5.4%
Construction	6,209	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,946	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	4,734	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,546	3.7%
Public administration	4,146	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,855	2.3%
Wholesale trade	2,421	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,582	1.3%
Information	1,261	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	947	0.8%
Utilities	780	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	116	0.1%
Management	41	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,377	0.88%
Puerto Rican	7,709	2.85%
Cuban	167	0.06%
Dominican	271	0.10%

Total Central American	419	0.15%
Costa Rican	124	0.05%
Guatemalan	112	0.04%
Honduran	179	0.07%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	4	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	590	0.22%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	32	0.01%
Colombian	108	0.04%
Ecuadorian	65	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	239	0.09%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	135	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,104	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,201	0.44%
Chinese	627	0.23%
Vietnamese	531	0.20%
Filipino	455	0.17%
Bhutanese	340	0.13%
Korean	282	0.10%
Bangladeshi	127	0.05%
Japanese	65	0.02%
Mongolian	61	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	239,005	93.3%
Spanish	5,865	2.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,915	1.1%
Other Indo-European	2,795	1.1%
Arabic	1,300	0.5%
German, other Germanic	875	0.3%
Other	782	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	674	0.3%
Other Asian	607	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	64,425	23.8%
Irish	37,640	13.9%
Italian	30,676	11.3%
Polish	29,743	11.0%
English	22,270	8.2%
American	9,366	3.5%
Swedish	5,289	2.0%
French	4,515	1.7%
Scottish	4,488	1.7%
Slovak	3,397	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	3,204	1.2%
Russian	3,054	1.1%
Dutch	2,637	1.0%
European	2,478	0.9%
Hungarian	2,159	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	265,487	98.1%
Not a citizen	5,008	1.9%

Native	258,641	95.6%
Foreign-born	11,854	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,217	2.3%	9,755	5.2%	69,704	37.3%	47,810	25.6%	34,409	18.4%	20,789	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,217	2.3%
9-12 Years	9,755	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	69,704	37.3%
Some College	47,810	25.6%
Bach. Degree	34,409	18.4%
Grad Degree	20,789	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	266,530	250,874	15,656	5.9%
1991	271,494	252,060	19,434	7.2%
1992	277,442	256,374	21,068	7.6%
1993	280,468	261,124	19,344	6.9%
1994	278,804	259,744	19,060	6.8%
1995	280,654	262,656	17,998	6.4%
1996	282,844	265,812	17,032	6.0%
1997	285,094	268,536	16,558	5.8%
1998	283,558	268,672	14,886	5.2%
1999	286,600	271,986	14,614	5.1%

2000	281,456	268,608	12,848	4.6%
2001	280,482	265,082	15,400	5.5%
2002	281,470	262,754	18,716	6.6%
2003	275,812	257,554	18,258	6.6%
2004	278,926	261,984	16,942	6.1%
2005	281,452	266,234	15,218	5.4%
2006	280,790	266,258	14,532	5.2%
2007	281,384	267,326	14,058	5.0%
2008	283,324	267,306	16,018	5.7%
2009	279,754	255,068	24,686	8.8%

2010	271,754	247,240	24,514	9.0%
2011	273,952	252,108	21,844	8.0%
2012	274,256	253,330	20,926	7.6%
2013	271,054	251,552	19,502	7.2%
2014	268,980	252,156	16,824	6.3%
2015	269,602	254,520	15,082	5.6%
2016	267,578	250,356	17,222	6.4%
2017	261,318	246,038	15,280	5.8%
2018	258,472	245,890	12,582	4.9%
2019	258,174	246,160	12,014	4.7%

2020	253,498	228,662	24,836	9.8%
2021	254,016	236,520	17,496	6.9%
2022	251,958	239,470	12,488	5.0%
2023	252,992	243,266	9,726	3.8%
2024	253,574	243,818	9,756	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	119,910
Median Value	$160,200

Occupied	109,474	91.3%
Vacant	10,436	8.7%

Owned	74,409	68.0%
Rented	35,065	32.0%
Median Rent	$851

Single-Family Units	85,768	71.5%
Detached	80,930	67.5%
Attached	4,838	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,342	11.1%
Mobile Homes	5,491	4.6%

Erie, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Erie, PA Metro Area