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Erie County, Ohio (OH)

County population in 2022: 74,501 (74% urban, 26% rural); it was 79,551 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 14,528
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,751
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 22,854
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,581 (it was 8,873 in 2000)
% of renters here:

28%
State:

32%

Land area: 255 sq. mi.

Water area: 371.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 292 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Erie County: 91.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (17.7%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.7%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Erie County, OH (2022)
    • 60,14679.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6,4418.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,7565.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,5424.7%Two or more races
    • 6540.9%Some other race alone
    • 5820.8%Asian alone
    • 1350.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 190.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

46.1 years
Ohio median age:

39.9 years
Males: 36,681  (49.2%)
Females: 37,820  (50.8%)
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Average household size:
Erie County:

2.0 people
Ohio:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $69,296 ($42,746 in 1999)
This county:

$69,296
Ohio:

$65,720

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $675 (lower quartile is $568, upper quartile is $838)
This county:

$675
State:

$765


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $169,600 (it was $107,400 in 2000)
Erie:

$169,600
Ohio:

$204,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,000 - $261,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $238,255
Here:

$238,255
State:

$254,366

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,907
Here:

$202,907
State:

$225,733

In 2-unit structures: $142,510
Here:

$142,510
State:

$144,384

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,438
Here:

$195,438
State:

$203,002

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $194,706
Here:

$194,706
State:

$211,593

Mobile homes: $59,673
Here:

$59,673
State:

$62,719

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,184
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $527

Institutionalized population: 1,281

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 12
  • Thefts: 82
  • Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 20
  • Thefts: 114
  • Auto thefts: 5
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 143 buildings, average cost: $275,300
  • 2021: 141 buildings, average cost: $283,600
  • 2020: 99 buildings, average cost: $273,600
  • 2019: 87 buildings, average cost: $256,900
  • 2018: 71 buildings, average cost: $261,400
  • 2017: 86 buildings, average cost: $249,900
  • 2016: 96 buildings, average cost: $243,000
  • 2015: 77 buildings, average cost: $264,900
  • 2014: 57 buildings, average cost: $260,000
  • 2013: 80 buildings, average cost: $214,700
  • 2012: 40 buildings, average cost: $195,900
  • 2011: 48 buildings, average cost: $186,200
  • 2010: 47 buildings, average cost: $238,000
  • 2009: 43 buildings, average cost: $198,100
  • 2008: 55 buildings, average cost: $224,300
  • 2007: 103 buildings, average cost: $200,700
  • 2006: 172 buildings, average cost: $185,600
  • 2005: 223 buildings, average cost: $174,500
  • 2004: 246 buildings, average cost: $174,000
  • 2003: 208 buildings, average cost: $173,300
  • 2002: 191 buildings, average cost: $157,700
  • 2001: 198 buildings, average cost: $150,500
  • 2000: 277 buildings, average cost: $133,600
  • 1999: 243 buildings, average cost: $131,800
  • 1998: 237 buildings, average cost: $134,300
  • 1997: 239 buildings, average cost: $122,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Erie, OH residents
Average permit cost in Erie, OH

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,074 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,894 (1.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Erie, OH in 2022
Distribution of house value in Erie, OH in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Erie, OH in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.8%
Erie County:

10.8%
Ohio:

13.4%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.8% for Black residents, 16.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.0% for American Indian residents, 16.6% for other race residents, 24.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 46.1 years old
(Males: 44.0 years old, Females: 48.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49.6 years old, Black residents: 52.6 years old, Asian residents: 42.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.3 years old, Other race residents: 33.3 years old)

Area name: Sandusky, OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Erie County is $454 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $580 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $757 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sandusky, Vermilion, Huron, Sandusky South, Milan, Fairview Lanes, Castalia, Bay View, Berlin Heights, Kelleys Island.

Erie County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip CodeCityTestsMax concentrationMin concentrationArithmetic meanGeometric meanStandard deviationCoefficient of variationMean concentrationFirst quartileThird quartile
43438Kelleys Island21.81.71.751.750.074.041.750.901.75
44089Vermilion11770.10.17.734.0810.53136.284.901.739.78
44814Berlin Heights2221.70.37.055.015.2874.95.952.409.15
44816Birmingham6110.53.872.713.6494.112.951.503.25
44824Castalia35279.20.728.197.4967.73240.225.803.189.95
44839Huron15470.10.16.043.148.16135.234.001.408.55
44846Milan4581.60.111.124.3218.3164.645.002.307.73
44870Sandusky26337.40.14.062.294.86119.622.501.105.10

All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Erie County: Stanley Yard (A), Belmont Golf Course (B), Willis Day Industrial Park (C), Tanglewood Golf Course (D), Plaza (E), Cedar Business Center (F), Levis Industrial Park (G), Riverby Hills Golf Course (H), Town and Country Commercial Village (I), Wood County Landfill (J), Hertzseld Poultry Farms (K), Reyskens Dairy (L), Meyer Farms (M), Manders Dairy (N), Bateson Farms (O), Deshler Sewage Disposal (P), Tank Siding (Q), Church Camp (R), Bradner Sewage Treatment Plant (S), Church Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Woodland Mall Shopping Center (1), Perrysburg Marketplace Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Erie County include: Antioch Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Brethren Church (C), Cloverdale United Methodist Church (D), Salem Lutheran Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Oakdale United Methodist Church (G), Saint Pauls Church (H), South Liberty Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Rose Cemetery (1), Sargeant Cemetery (2), Beaver Creek Cemetery (3), Brandeberry Cemetery (4), Hufford Cemetery (5), Chapel Cemetery (6), Tontogany Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Nelots Pond (A), Wood Lake (B), Williamsburg Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Needles Creek (A), Kettle Run (B), Cuckle Creek (C), Bull Creek (D), Brush Creek (E), Tontogany Creek (F), East Branch Portage River (G), Middle Branch Portage River (H), Yankey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Erie County include: East River Road Historic District (1), Baldwin Woods Preserve (2), W W Knight Nature Preserve (3), Fuller Preserve (4), Cedar Creeks Preserve (5), Portage Park (6), Thurston State Park (7), Wood County Historical Center (8), Cedar Creek Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Allen County, Indiana , Armstrong County, Pennsylvania , Hancock County , Mercer County, Pennsylvania , Logan County, Nebraska , Venango County, Pennsylvania , Trumbull County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.1%
Ohio:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Erie, OH
County total employment by year in Erie, OH
County average yearly wages by year in Erie, OH

Current college students: 2,641
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,053 (42.4% naturalized citizens)

Erie County:

1.4%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3782010 or later
  • 1892000 to 2009
  • 1581990 to 1999
  • 1651980 to 1989
  • 2171970 to 1979
  • 561Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Erie County marital status for males Erie County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 27,989
  • One, attached: 1,787
  • Two: 1,630
  • 3 or 4: 2,098
  • 5 to 9: 912
  • 10 to 19: 820
  • 20 to 49: 660
  • 50 or more: 1,140
  • Mobile homes: 1,478

Housing units in Erie County with a mortgage: 15,309 (2,455 second mortgage, 362 home equity loan, 1,635 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 871

Here:

1.7% with mortgage
State:

95.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Erie County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic19,7347
Mainline Protestant10,95133
Evangelical Protestant9,83648
Black Protestant1,5298
Other8526
Orthodox201
None34,157-
Erie County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12
Erie County:

1.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.39 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12
This county:

1.56 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
Erie County:

4.02 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 89
This county:

11.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Erie County:

11.9%
Ohio:

10.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Erie County:

30.6%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.1%
State:

11.9%

Agriculture in Erie County:

Average size of farms: 242 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $83,180
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $379.86
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 28.44%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81,921
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $82,603
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.91%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 24.04%
Corn for grain: 24144 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6441 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 35387 harvested acres
Vegetables: 521 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 521 acres

Tornado activity:

Erie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 2952934.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 143 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Erie County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 115.9 miles away from Erie County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 231.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 347.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 108.8 miles away from Erie County center
On 6/10/2019 at 14:50:45, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Ohio Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 2006 to June 23, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1651: July 02, 2006, FEMA Id: 1651, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Ohio Snow, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to December 24, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3198: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3198, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Ohio Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 17, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3187: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3187, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
  • Ohio Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: August 07, 1995 to August 18, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1065: August 25, 1995, FEMA Id: 1065, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 12, 1992 to August 01, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-951: August 04, 1992, FEMA Id: 951, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
  • Ohio SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 27, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-377: April 27, 1973, FEMA Id: 377, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: November 24, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-362: November 24, 1972, FEMA Id: 362, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Erie County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Erie

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 28,790 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled: 2,911 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 235 (0.7%)
  • Ferryboat: 26 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 638 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 32 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 456 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 1,901 (5.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Korea (14%)
  • Mexico (14%)
  • Venezuela (13%)
  • Nigeria (8%)
  • Colombia (6%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Vietnam (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Erie County


  • German (28%)
  • American (10%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Italian (6%)
  • European (3%)
  • Polish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Erie County, Ohio in 2010:

  • 1,122 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 219 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 103 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 94 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 68 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 48 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 17 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 4 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 2 people in college/university student housing

People in group quarters in Erie County, Ohio in 2000:

  • 1,443 people in nursing homes
  • 175 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 104 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 87 people in other group homes
  • 21 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 2 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $65,485.

5.92% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,252 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.92%
Ohio average:

5.68%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.44% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($44,134 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($15,119 average AGI)
Erie County:

1.47%
Ohio average:

1.92%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lorain County, OH  1.14% ($54,659 average AGI)
from Huron County, OH  0.89% ($52,572)
from Cuyahoga County, OH  0.50% ($103,515)
from Sandusky County, OH  0.38% ($43,016)
from Ottawa County, OH  0.32% ($39,623)
from Franklin County, OH  0.17% ($62,474)
from Lucas County, OH  0.15% ($31,438)


6.13% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,761 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.13%
Ohio average:

5.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.39% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($33,685 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($16,076 average AGI)
Erie County:

1.74%
Ohio average:

2.05%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Lorain County, OH  1.16% ($46,405 average AGI)
to Huron County, OH  0.95% ($43,039)
to Sandusky County, OH  0.51% ($46,102)
to Cuyahoga County, OH  0.42% ($48,533)
to Franklin County, OH  0.21% ($36,586)
to Ottawa County, OH  0.20% ($52,851)
to Lucas County, OH  0.17% ($37,491)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Births per 1000 population in Erie County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Erie County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Erie County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.4%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Erie County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Erie County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Erie County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Erie County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Erie County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Erie County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,263 (12,224 aged, 2,039 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,224 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Erie County, Ohio in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,424)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,206)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,053)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (921)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (793)
  • Unspecified dementia (686)
  • Congestive heart failure (457)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (421)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (382)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (331)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.27
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,958
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 341
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 133,370

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,045
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,047
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 98

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 87.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 58.2
  • Other - 29.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 74,501
  • Male householders: 15,921 (5,211 living alone), Female householders: 17,533 (5,747 living alone)
  • 14,737 spouses (14,737 opposite-sex spouses), 1,883 unmarried partners, (1,803 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,911 children (18,056 natural, 654 adopted, 201 stepchildren), 1,416 grandchildren, 178 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 0 foster children, 430 other relatives, 513 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,892

Size of family households: 11,279 2-persons, 5,155 3-persons, 2,262 4-persons, 1,834 5-persons, 211 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,958 1-person, 1,655 2-persons, 30 5-persons.

7,451 married couples with children.
5,601 single-parent households (456 men, 5,145 women).

96.8% of residents of Erie speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 18% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $453,818,000 ($5,745 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $44,904,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $208,080,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $104,007,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,070,000
Federal grants: $74,047,000
Federal procurement contracts: $47,907,000 ($38,799,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,707,000 ($1,580,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $420,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,185,000
Federal Government insurance: $130,637,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 4,891
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,267
Here:

54 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +132
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,545
Here -20 per 1000 residents
State -15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Erie County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.14 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.0
State:

4.4

Year house built in Erie County, Ohio
  • Year house built in Erie County, Ohio
  • 1292020 or later
  • 1,2822010 to 2019
  • 1,6662000 to 2009
  • 4,0541990 to 1999
  • 2,7881980 to 1989
  • 6,9751970 to 1979
  • 4,6771960 to 1969
  • 5,4861950 to 1959
  • 2,4931940 to 1949
  • 8,9641939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Erie County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie County, Ohio
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie County, Ohio
  • 01 room
  • 2022 rooms
  • 1813 rooms
  • 2,5854 rooms
  • 3,2395 rooms
  • 6,2056 rooms
  • 4,0087 rooms
  • 3,7808 rooms
  • 4,3449+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie County, Ohio
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie County, Ohio
  • 3361 room
  • 3902 rooms
  • 4973 rooms
  • 2,2614 rooms
  • 2,0585 rooms
  • 1,4326 rooms
  • 8617 rooms
  • 8918 rooms
  • 1849+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Erie County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie County, Ohio
  • 0no bedroom
  • 3691 bedroom
  • 5,8272 bedrooms
  • 13,1733 bedrooms
  • 4,3704 bedrooms
  • 8055+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie County, Ohio
  • 336no bedroom
  • 1,8151 bedroom
  • 3,7092 bedrooms
  • 2,8553 bedrooms
  • 1184 bedrooms
  • 775+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Erie County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Erie County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Erie County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 614no vehicle
  • 7,1701 vehicle
  • 9,7582 vehicles
  • 4,7383 vehicles
  • 1,8624 vehicles
  • 4025+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Erie County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Erie County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,101no vehicle
  • 4,6261 vehicle
  • 2,7792 vehicles
  • 3803 vehicles
  • 244 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.8% of Erie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Ohio.

Erie County:

90.8%
State average:

87.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 60,855
  • Other state: 12,310
  • Northeast: 3,666
  • Midwest: 3,271
  • South: 4,708
  • West: 665
Year householders moved into unit in Erie County, OH
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Erie County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 70.1%Utility gas
  • 18.4%Electricity
  • 6.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%Wood
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 52.1%Utility gas
  • 42.3%Electricity
  • 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,130
Here:

17.9%
Ohio:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 390
Here:

10.0%
Ohio:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 356
Here:

17.1%
Ohio:

22.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Erie County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,110,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,655,000
  • Charges - Other: $18,071,000
    Other: $14,932,000
    Sewerage: $8,987,000
    Sewerage: $8,398,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,674,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,320,000
    Regular Highways: $125,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,408,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,766,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $11,729,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,346,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $10,948,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,557,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,520,000
    Police Protection: $8,932,000
    Health - Other: $8,801,000
    Health - Other: $8,348,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $8,265,000
    Water Utilities: $7,141,000
    Police Protection: $7,138,000
    General - Other: $5,812,000
    Water Utilities: $5,258,000
    Regular Highways: $5,226,000
    Regular Highways: $5,030,000
    Sewerage: $4,987,000
    Financial Administration: $4,687,000
    Sewerage: $4,558,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,312,000
    General - Other: $4,269,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,183,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,787,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,733,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,315,000
    Financial Administration: $3,098,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,998,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,635,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,529,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,797,000
    Housing and Community Development: $938,000
    Corrections - Other: $937,000
    Corrections - Other: $846,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $2,021,000
    Housing and Community Development: $835,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,950,000
    Interest on Debt: $7,832,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,136,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $2,433,000
    Sewerage: $1,904,000
    General - Other: $42,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $71,826,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $69,890,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $69,064,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,615,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,207,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,532,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,539,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,973,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,683,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,084,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,566,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,763,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,696,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,846,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,599,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,965,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,695,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $536,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $507,000
    Special Assessments: $441,000
    Special Assessments: $382,000
    Rents: $96,000
    Sale of Property: $23,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $19,582,000
    Sewerage: $1,176,000
    General - Other: $1,166,000
    Regular Highways: $997,000
    Solid Waste Management: $842,000
    General - Other: $831,000
    Correctional Institutions: $297,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $269,000
    Health - Other: $261,000
    General Public Building: $248,000
    General Public Building: $227,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $132,000
    Water Utilities: $98,000
    Health - Other: $88,000
    Housing and Community Development: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
    Police Protection: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Financial Administration: $32,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,900,000
    Cash and Securities: $30,686,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $8,583,000
    Water Utilities: $8,143,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,778,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,593,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,334,000
    Highways: $5,803,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,469,000
    Other: $5,049,000
    Other: $4,846,000
    Highways: $4,278,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,648,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,755,000
    Public Welfare: $2,408,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,402,000
    Sewerage: $1,079,000
    Housing and Community Development: $235,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,918,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,994,000
    Property: $12,082,000
    Property: $11,015,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,377,000
    Other License: $1,196,000
    Other License: $1,030,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $47,157,000
    : $35,261,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,219,000
    Interest on Debt: $746,000

Erie County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,110,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,655,000
  • Charges - Other: $18,071,000
    Other: $14,932,000
    Sewerage: $8,987,000
    Sewerage: $8,398,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,674,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,320,000
    Regular Highways: $125,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,408,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,766,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $11,729,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,346,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $10,948,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,557,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,520,000
    Police Protection: $8,932,000
    Health - Other: $8,801,000
    Health - Other: $8,348,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $8,265,000
    Water Utilities: $7,141,000
    Police Protection: $7,138,000
    General - Other: $5,812,000
    Water Utilities: $5,258,000
    Regular Highways: $5,226,000
    Regular Highways: $5,030,000
    Sewerage: $4,987,000
    Financial Administration: $4,687,000
    Sewerage: $4,558,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,312,000
    General - Other: $4,269,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,183,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,787,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,733,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,315,000
    Financial Administration: $3,098,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,998,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,635,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,529,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,797,000
    Housing and Community Development: $938,000
    Corrections - Other: $937,000
    Corrections - Other: $846,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $2,021,000
    Housing and Community Development: $835,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,950,000
    Interest on Debt: $7,832,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,136,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $2,433,000
    Sewerage: $1,904,000
    General - Other: $42,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $71,826,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $69,890,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $69,064,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,615,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,207,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,532,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,539,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,973,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,683,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,084,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,566,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,763,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,696,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,846,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,599,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,965,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,695,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $536,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $507,000
    Special Assessments: $441,000
    Special Assessments: $382,000
    Rents: $96,000
    Sale of Property: $23,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $19,582,000
    Sewerage: $1,176,000
    General - Other: $1,166,000
    Regular Highways: $997,000
    Solid Waste Management: $842,000
    General - Other: $831,000
    Correctional Institutions: $297,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $269,000
    Health - Other: $261,000
    General Public Building: $248,000
    General Public Building: $227,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $132,000
    Water Utilities: $98,000
    Health - Other: $88,000
    Housing and Community Development: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
    Police Protection: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Financial Administration: $32,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,900,000
    Cash and Securities: $30,686,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $8,583,000
    Water Utilities: $8,143,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,778,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,593,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,334,000
    Highways: $5,803,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,469,000
    Other: $5,049,000
    Other: $4,846,000
    Highways: $4,278,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,648,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,755,000
    Public Welfare: $2,408,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,402,000
    Sewerage: $1,079,000
    Housing and Community Development: $235,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,918,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,994,000
    Property: $12,082,000
    Property: $11,015,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,377,000
    Other License: $1,196,000
    Other License: $1,030,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $47,157,000
    : $35,261,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,219,000
    Interest on Debt: $746,000

Erie County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,110,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,655,000
  • Charges - Other: $18,071,000
    Other: $14,932,000
    Sewerage: $8,987,000
    Sewerage: $8,398,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,674,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,320,000
    Regular Highways: $125,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,408,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,766,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $11,729,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,346,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $10,948,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,557,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,520,000
    Police Protection: $8,932,000
    Health - Other: $8,801,000
    Health - Other: $8,348,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $8,265,000
    Water Utilities: $7,141,000
    Police Protection: $7,138,000
    General - Other: $5,812,000
    Water Utilities: $5,258,000
    Regular Highways: $5,226,000
    Regular Highways: $5,030,000
    Sewerage: $4,987,000
    Financial Administration: $4,687,000
    Sewerage: $4,558,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,312,000
    General - Other: $4,269,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,183,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,787,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,733,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,315,000
    Financial Administration: $3,098,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,998,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,635,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,529,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,797,000
    Housing and Community Development: $938,000
    Corrections - Other: $937,000
    Corrections - Other: $846,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $2,021,000
    Housing and Community Development: $835,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,950,000
    Interest on Debt: $7,832,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,136,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $2,433,000
    Sewerage: $1,904,000
    General - Other: $42,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $71,826,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $69,890,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $69,064,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,615,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,207,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,532,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,539,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,973,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,683,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,084,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,566,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,763,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,696,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,846,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,599,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,965,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,695,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $536,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $507,000
    Special Assessments: $441,000
    Special Assessments: $382,000
    Rents: $96,000
    Sale of Property: $23,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $19,582,000
    Sewerage: $1,176,000
    General - Other: $1,166,000
    Regular Highways: $997,000
    Solid Waste Management: $842,000
    General - Other: $831,000
    Correctional Institutions: $297,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $269,000
    Health - Other: $261,000
    General Public Building: $248,000
    General Public Building: $227,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $132,000
    Water Utilities: $98,000
    Health - Other: $88,000
    Housing and Community Development: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
    Police Protection: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Financial Administration: $32,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,900,000
    Cash and Securities: $30,686,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $8,583,000
    Water Utilities: $8,143,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,778,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,593,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,334,000
    Highways: $5,803,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,469,000
    Other: $5,049,000
    Other: $4,846,000
    Highways: $4,278,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,648,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,755,000
    Public Welfare: $2,408,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,402,000
    Sewerage: $1,079,000
    Housing and Community Development: $235,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,918,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,994,000
    Property: $12,082,000
    Property: $11,015,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,377,000
    Other License: $1,196,000
    Other License: $1,030,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $47,157,000
    : $35,261,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,219,000
    Interest on Debt: $746,000

Erie County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,110,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,655,000
  • Charges - Other: $18,071,000
    Other: $14,932,000
    Sewerage: $8,987,000
    Sewerage: $8,398,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,674,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,320,000
    Regular Highways: $125,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,408,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,766,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $11,729,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,346,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $10,948,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,557,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,520,000
    Police Protection: $8,932,000
    Health - Other: $8,801,000
    Health - Other: $8,348,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $8,265,000
    Water Utilities: $7,141,000
    Police Protection: $7,138,000
    General - Other: $5,812,000
    Water Utilities: $5,258,000
    Regular Highways: $5,226,000
    Regular Highways: $5,030,000
    Sewerage: $4,987,000
    Financial Administration: $4,687,000
    Sewerage: $4,558,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,312,000
    General - Other: $4,269,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,183,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,787,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,733,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,315,000
    Financial Administration: $3,098,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,998,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,635,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,529,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,797,000
    Housing and Community Development: $938,000
    Corrections - Other: $937,000
    Corrections - Other: $846,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $2,021,000
    Housing and Community Development: $835,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,950,000
    Interest on Debt: $7,832,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,136,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $2,433,000
    Sewerage: $1,904,000
    General - Other: $42,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $71,826,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $69,890,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $69,064,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,615,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,207,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,532,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,539,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,973,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,683,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,084,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,566,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,763,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,696,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,846,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,599,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,965,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,695,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $536,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $507,000
    Special Assessments: $441,000
    Special Assessments: $382,000
    Rents: $96,000
    Sale of Property: $23,000
    Sale of Property: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $19,582,000
    Sewerage: $1,176,000
    General - Other: $1,166,000
    Regular Highways: $997,000
    Solid Waste Management: $842,000
    General - Other: $831,000
    Correctional Institutions: $297,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $269,000
    Health - Other: $261,000
    General Public Building: $248,000
    General Public Building: $227,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $132,000
    Water Utilities: $98,000
    Health - Other: $88,000
    Housing and Community Development: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
    Police Protection: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Financial Administration: $32,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,900,000
    Cash and Securities: $30,686,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $8,583,000
    Water Utilities: $8,143,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,778,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,593,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,334,000
    Highways: $5,803,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,469,000
    Other: $5,049,000
    Other: $4,846,000
    Highways: $4,278,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,648,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,755,000
    Public Welfare: $2,408,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,402,000
    Sewerage: $1,079,000
    Housing and Community Development: $235,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,918,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,994,000
    Property: $12,082,000
    Property: $11,015,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,377,000
    Other License: $1,196,000
    Other License: $1,030,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $47,157,000
    : $35,261,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,219,000
    Interest on Debt: $746,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,210
  • Number of aged recipients: 43
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,167
  • Number of recipients under 18: 231
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 852
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 127
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 401
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 616
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 18 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED244$108,209343$128,2391,269$142,030121$34,6362$1,230,000214$149,6035$26,200
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED13$82,84637$142,676157$145,24224$26,0831$110,00022$118,9094$39,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED53$100,00082$94,402536$149,007118$27,1780$075$95,14720$45,800
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN19$104,57924$93,417212$144,51917$44,1180$025$110,7201$25,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$112,00019$89,21190$131,44413$52,6150$06$90,0001$5,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 18 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED47$128,06432$145,4691$101,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$152,9338$162,2501$105,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED14$97,4298$134,1252$32,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$274,0001$145,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$138,0001$116,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Erie, OH
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Erie, OH - Value
Most common first names in Erie County, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John73774.2 years
Mary65478.8 years
William65174.1 years
Robert63071.0 years
James47271.8 years
Charles43173.8 years
George41275.7 years
Helen32681.9 years
Ruth31578.8 years
Joseph29676.6 years
Most common last names in Erie County, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith32774.9 years
Miller20576.3 years
Brown14772.8 years
Johnson13673.6 years
Williams9574.7 years
Jones8271.7 years
Young7673.4 years
Thomas7673.3 years
Davis7369.3 years
Wilson7074.8 years
Businesses in Erie County, OH
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven1Marriott1
ALDI1MasterBrand Cabinets12
AT&T1Maurices1
Ace Hardware2McDonald's7
Advance Auto Parts2Meijer1
Aeropostale1Men's Wearhouse1
American Eagle Outfitters1Menards1
Applebee's1Motel 62
Arby's2Motherhood Maternity1
AutoZone1New Balance1
Baskin-Robbins1Nike5
Bath & Body Works1Old Navy1
Best Western1Olive Garden1
Blockbuster1Outback1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Outback Steakhouse1
Burger King4Panda Express1
CVS2Panera Bread1
Carson Pirie Scott1Payless1
Chevrolet2Penske1
Circle K3Pier 1 Imports1
Cold Stone Creamery1Pizza Hut1
Comfort Inn3Plato's Closet1
Cracker Barrel1Quality2
Curves3Quiznos1
Dairy Queen2RadioShack2
Days Inn1Red Lobster1
Deb1Red Roof Inn1
Decora Cabinetry6Rite Aid3
Domino's Pizza3Rodeway Inn2
Dunkin Donuts1Ruby Tuesday1
Econo Lodge2Rue211
Express1Ryan's Grill1
Famous Footwear1SAS Shoes1
Fashion Bug1SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx6Sam's Club1
Finish Line1Sears2
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Shoe Carnival1
Ford3Sleep Inn1
GNC3Spencer Gifts1
GameStop1Sprint Nextel1
Goodwill1Staples1
H&R Block5Starbucks3
Hilton2Steak 'n Shake1
Holiday Inn1Subway3
Home Depot1Super 82
Honda1T-Mobile4
Hot Topic1T.G.I. Driday's2
Howard Johnson2T.J.Maxx1
JCPenney1Taco Bell2
Johnny Rockets1Target1
Jones New York3The Room Place1
Journeys1Toyota1
Justice1Toys"R"Us2
KFC1Travelodge1
Knights Inn1U-Haul7
Kohl's1UPS16
Kroger1Value City Furniture1
La Quinta1Vans1
La-Z-Boy2Verizon Wireless2
Lane Furniture4Victoria's Secret1
Long John Silver's1Walmart1
Lowe's1Wendy's4
Macy's1YMCA2

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