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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.2
55,689	20.8%
212,061	79.2%
53,079	19.8%

110,587
2.31

66,222	59.9%
47,345	71.5%
7,974	12.0%
44,365	40.1%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,645	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,772	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,764	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,956	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,603	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,033	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,035	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,314	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,570	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,868	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,787	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,679	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,197	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,418	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,469	7.7%
$200,000 or more	7,477	6.8%

Median Household Income	63,354
Per Capita Income	35,812

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,442	6.7%
Public Assistance	4,749	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21,970	19.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	109,702	68.9%
Unemployed	6,342	4.0%
In Armed Forces	88	0.1%

Total Labor Force	116,132	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	43,071	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	45,085	35,591	55.9%
Non-Profit	5,505	11,825	31.8%
Self-Employed	5,642	3,051	64.9%

Local Government	4,042	5,226	43.6%
State Government	2,294	2,211	50.9%
Federal Government	1,031	945	52.2%

Total Private + Self	50,727	38,642	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,872	20,207	38.9%
Total	63,599	58,849	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%
Pct. Private + Self	73.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,863	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,375	18.3%
Professional, Technical	28,863	23.5%
Service Occupations	24,623	20.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	282	0.2%
All others	27,848	22.7%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	23,133	18.9%
Manufacturing	19,106	15.6%
Retail trade	12,828	10.5%
Educational services	12,023	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	8,562	7.0%
Finance and insurance	6,904	5.6%
Other services	6,142	5.0%
Construction	5,887	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,960	4.0%
Public administration	4,878	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	4,870	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,259	3.5%
Wholesale trade	2,166	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,160	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,460	1.2%
Information	1,443	1.2%
Utilities	840	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	789	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	139	0.1%
Management	23	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,103	0.78%
Puerto Rican	7,572	2.81%
Cuban	413	0.15%
Dominican	397	0.15%

Total Central American	538	0.20%
Costa Rican	176	0.07%
Guatemalan	143	0.05%
Honduran	138	0.05%
Nicaraguan	48	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	33	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	655	0.24%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	29	0.01%
Colombian	281	0.10%
Ecuadorian	77	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	224	0.08%
Uruguayan	24	0.01%
Venezuelan	20	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,173	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,480	0.55%
Vietnamese	777	0.29%
Filipino	746	0.28%
Chinese	573	0.21%
Korean	252	0.09%
Bangladeshi	206	0.08%
Bhutanese	159	0.06%
Japanese	58	0.02%
Mongolian	55	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	237,650	93.1%
Spanish	5,211	2.0%
Other Indo-European	3,138	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3,049	1.2%
Arabic	1,360	0.5%
Other	926	0.4%
German, other Germanic	876	0.3%
Vietnamese	868	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	739	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	60,402	22.4%
Irish	35,471	13.2%
Italian	28,616	10.6%
Polish	27,292	10.1%
English	22,850	8.5%
American	10,600	3.9%
Swedish	5,219	1.9%
Scottish	4,352	1.6%
French	4,068	1.5%
Russian	2,763	1.0%
Dutch	2,667	1.0%
Slovak	2,604	1.0%
Ukrainian	2,491	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,473	0.9%
African	2,315	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	263,109	97.8%
Not a citizen	5,943	2.2%

Native	255,968	95.1%
Foreign-born	13,084	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,183	2.2%	8,995	4.8%	69,528	37.3%	47,199	25.3%	34,731	18.6%	21,747	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,183	2.2%
9-12 Years	8,995	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	69,528	37.3%
Some College	47,199	25.3%
Bach. Degree	34,731	18.6%
Grad Degree	21,747	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

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	120,111
Median Value	$177,000

Occupied	110,587	92.1%
Vacant	9,524	7.9%

Owned	75,276	68.1%
Rented	35,311	31.9%
Median Rent	$904

Single-Family Units	86,842	72.3%
Detached	82,017	68.3%
Attached	4,825	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,858	10.7%
Mobile Homes	5,539	4.6%

Erie, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Erie, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Erie, PA Metro Area