Erie County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 27,166
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 73,708
Renter-occupied apartments: 36,566 (it was 32,799 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 802 sq. mi.
Water area: 756.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 336 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.1%), Manufacturing (14.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 226,17983.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 16,8916.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 11,9034.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 8,6563.2%Two or more races
- 4,5701.7%Asian alone
- 9960.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 4350.2%Some other race alone
- 980.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 40.2 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.8 years |
Males: 131,825 | ![]() |
Females: 137,903 | ![]() |

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Erie County: | 2.0 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $51,818 ($36,627 in 1999)
This county: | $51,818 |
Pennsylvania: | $63,463 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $606 (lower quartile is $471, upper quartile is $797)
This county: | $606 |
State: | $792 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $143,600 (it was $82,500 in 2000)
Erie: | $143,600 |
Pennsylvania: | $192,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,209Detached houses: $167,195
Here: $167,195 State: $255,931 Townhouses or other attached units: $150,373
Here: $150,373 State: $201,403 In 2-unit structures: $78,783
Here: $78,783 State: $189,304 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,738
Here: $112,738 State: $200,358 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,549
Here: $162,549 State: $294,099 Mobile homes: $33,267
Here: $33,267 State: $62,605
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $475
Institutionalized population: 5,208
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 616 buildings, average cost: $108,900
- 1998: 559 buildings, average cost: $108,000
- 1999: 660 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 2000: 574 buildings, average cost: $112,800
- 2001: 600 buildings, average cost: $114,500
- 2002: 593 buildings, average cost: $126,800
- 2003: 600 buildings, average cost: $115,700
- 2004: 758 buildings, average cost: $124,900
- 2005: 530 buildings, average cost: $132,600
- 2006: 604 buildings, average cost: $125,800
- 2007: 583 buildings, average cost: $148,600
- 2008: 251 buildings, average cost: $182,700
- 2009: 383 buildings, average cost: $129,900
- 2010: 369 buildings, average cost: $163,800
- 2011: 140 buildings, average cost: $179,000
- 2012: 216 buildings, average cost: $204,100
- 2013: 258 buildings, average cost: $174,500
- 2014: 166 buildings, average cost: $209,700
- 2015: 192 buildings, average cost: $204,900
- 2016: 176 buildings, average cost: $201,900
- 2017: 215 buildings, average cost: $215,800
- 2018: 176 buildings, average cost: $207,200
- 2019: 121 buildings, average cost: $258,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,670 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,266 (1.8%)
Erie County: | 17.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 40.2 years old
(Males: 38.6 years old, Females: 41.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.9 years old, Black residents: 30.5 years old, American Indian residents: 58.0 years old, Asian residents: 31.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.2 years old, Other race residents: 30.2 years old)
Area name: Erie, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Erie County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $565 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Cities in this county include: Erie, Northwest Harborcreek, Edinboro, Corry, North East, Lawrence Park, Wesleyville, Union City, Girard, Lake City.
2018 air pollution in Erie County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 11.1 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Norfolk County, Massachusetts .
Here: | 6.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 18,832
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,463 (57.0% naturalized citizens)
Erie County: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4,7882010 or later
- 2,9662000 to 2009
- 2,7141990 to 1999
- 8581980 to 1989
- 8241970 to 1979
- 2,032Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 81,513
- One, attached: 4,832
- Two: 9,485
- 3 or 4: 6,027
- 5 to 9: 5,016
- 10 to 19: 1,501
- 20 to 49: 2,980
- 50 or more: 3,696
- Mobile homes: 6,811
Housing units in Erie County with a mortgage: 41,011 (805 second mortgage, 4,244 home equity loan, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32,144
Here: | 56.2% with mortgage |
State: | 59.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Erie County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 93,998 | 40 |
Mainline Protestant | 32,928 | 111 |
Evangelical Protestant | 23,687 | 110 |
Other | 4,429 | 28 |
Black Protestant | 2,423 | 16 |
Orthodox | 815 | 7 |
None | 122,286 | - |
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:
Erie County: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Erie County: | 2.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Erie County: | 9.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Erie County: | 29.8% |
State: | 27.2% |
Here: | 12.7% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Erie County:
Average size of farms: 129 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50,187
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $488.81
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.39%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $36,609
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.10%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72,463
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 37.20%
Corn for grain: 17539 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2687 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7947 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,211 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11,793 acres
Earthquake activity:
Erie County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 63% 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 42.6 miles away from Erie County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 64.8 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 307.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 317.5 miles away from Erie County center
On 12/31/2011 at 20:05:01, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Tropical Depression Frances, Incident Period: September 08, 2004 to September 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1555: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1555, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Tropical Depression
- Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1093: January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Pennsylvania Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3105: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 31, 1985 to June 01, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-737: June 03, 1985, FEMA Id: 737, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
- Pennsylvania Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3026: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3026, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Agnes, Incident Period: June 23, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-340: June 23, 1972, FEMA Id: 340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
The number of natural disasters in Erie County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 100,723 (78.7%)
- Carpooled: 12,526 (9.8%)
- Bus: 1,713 (1.3%)
- Ferryboat: 48 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,828 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 575 (0.4%)
- Walked: 5,035 (3.9%)
- Worked at home: 5,614 (4.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Other South Central Asia (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Nepal (6%)
- Iraq (6%)
- Ukraine (5%)
- India (5%)
- Mexico (5%)
- German (16%)
- Polish (9%)
- Italian (9%)
- American (7%)
- Irish (6%)
- English (4%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 5,801 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3,005 people in nursing homes
- 1,880 people in state prisons
- 601 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 583 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 583 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 284 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 216 people in religious group quarters
- 154 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 120 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 118 people in other group homes
- 115 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 114 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 111 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 76 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 74 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 69 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 41 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 35 people in halfway houses
- 22 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 16 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 4 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
People in group quarters in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 6,435 people in college/university student housing
- 2,197 people in state prisons
- 1,962 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 622 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 573 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 246 people in group homes intended for adults
- 209 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 186 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 144 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 129 people in correctional residential facilities
- 54 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 45 people in maritime/merchant vessels
- 28 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 22 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 11 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 8 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
2.67% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($44,243 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 2.67% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($304 average AGI)
Erie County: 0.03% Pennsylvania average: 0.03%
1.10% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($15,922 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($28,016 average AGI)
Erie County: 1.54% Pennsylvania average: 1.90%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Crawford County, PA | ![]() |
from Allegheny County, PA | ![]() |
from Warren County, PA | ![]() |
from Chautauqua County, NY | ![]() |
from Venango County, PA | ![]() |
from Ashtabula County, OH | ![]() |
from Butler County, PA | ![]() |
3.72% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,810 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.72% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Erie County: 0.02% Pennsylvania average: 0.04%
1.24% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($12,703 average AGI)
2.46% relocated to other states ($32,768 average AGI)
Erie County: 2.46% Pennsylvania average: 2.27%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Crawford County, PA | ![]() |
to Allegheny County, PA | ![]() |
to Warren County, PA | ![]() |
to Chautauqua County, NY | ![]() |
to Cuyahoga County, OH | ![]() |
to Ashtabula County, OH | ![]() |
to Erie County, NY | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 7.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 47,321 (38,912 aged, 8,409 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,976 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,087)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,685)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,513)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,415)
- Unspecified dementia (2,285)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,696)
- Congestive heart failure (1,501)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,480)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (1,455)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (1,071)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,815
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 384
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50,019
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,167
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,002
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 59
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 21.4. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.2. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 47.3
- Poisoning - 22.9
- Suffocation - 21.9
- Other - 6.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 269,728- Male householders: 54,243 (16,554 living alone), Female householders: 55,885 (18,884 living alone)
45,379 spouses (45,070 opposite-sex spouses), 9,909 unmarried partners, (9,320 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 71,482 children (65,463 natural, 1,623 adopted, 4,396 stepchildren), 5,183 grandchildren, 1,525 brothers or sisters, 2,498 parents, 159 foster children, 2,159 other relatives, 7,988 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 13,318
Size of family households: 33,101 2-persons, 13,872 3-persons, 10,283 4-persons, 4,980 5-persons, 2,266 6-persons, 1,257 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 35,438 1-person, 7,697 2-persons, 476 3-persons, 533 4-persons, 225 5-persons.
30,263 married couples with children.
19,940 single-parent households (4,108 men, 15,832 women).
92.8% of residents of Erie speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,552,693,000 ($5,499 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $70,167,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $695,387,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $375,349,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,270,000
Federal grants: $302,501,000
Federal procurement contracts: $68,801,000 ($45,901,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $100,386,000 ($7,807,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,514,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $87,698,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,079,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 17,555Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 13,958
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,317
Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -8,995
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 43.10 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Erie County, Pennsylvania
- 1,7082014 or later
- 1,8972010 to 2013
- 8,7882000 to 2009
- 10,0071990 to 1999
- 11,0601980 to 1989
- 17,1091970 to 1979
- 12,3761960 to 1969
- 17,7261950 to 1959
- 7,8671940 to 1949
- 33,3231939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie County, Pennsylvania
- 561 room
- 1632 rooms
- 6883 rooms
- 4,6714 rooms
- 12,2995 rooms
- 19,3376 rooms
- 13,7057 rooms
- 10,6908 rooms
- 11,5469+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie County, Pennsylvania
- 1,8071 room
- 1,2932 rooms
- 5,1383 rooms
- 9,4894 rooms
- 8,3855 rooms
- 4,9236 rooms
- 3,1727 rooms
- 1,5978 rooms
- 1,1699+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie County, Pennsylvania
- 56no bedroom
- 1,1091 bedroom
- 11,9462 bedrooms
- 41,5143 bedrooms
- 15,8814 bedrooms
- 2,6495+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie County, Pennsylvania
- 1,847no bedroom
- 7,5361 bedroom
- 15,8852 bedrooms
- 8,8793 bedrooms
- 2,1734 bedrooms
- 6535+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Erie County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,887no vehicle
- 24,1381 vehicle
- 31,9402 vehicles
- 9,7383 vehicles
- 3,1474 vehicles
- 1,3055+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Erie County in renter-occupied apartments
- 8,701no vehicle
- 19,5501 vehicle
- 7,0702 vehicles
- 8923 vehicles
- 7604 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
85.1% of Erie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Pennsylvania.
Erie County: | 85.1% |
State average: | 87.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 213,151
- Other state: 42,674
- Northeast: 13,494
- Midwest: 11,867
- South: 14,197
- West: 3,116
- 82.2%Utility gas
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.6%Electricity
- 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%Wood
- 1.7%Other fuel
- 0.3%Coal or coke
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 71.8%Utility gas
- 20.8%Electricity
- 3.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 10.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 16.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 39.3% |
Pennsylvania: | 38.5% |
Erie County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,041,000
- Charges - Other: $60,914,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $100,036,000
Public Welfare - Other: $66,565,000
Health - Other: $59,390,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $29,170,000
Correctional Institutions: $26,517,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,661,000
General Public Buildings: $11,646,000
Corrections - Other: $8,408,000
Libraries: $6,833,000
Financial Administration: $4,959,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,346,000
Central Staff Services: $2,125,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $765,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,043,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $724,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,305,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,550,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,975,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,220,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,205,000
General Revenue - Other: $699,000
Donations From Private Sources: $324,000
Rents: $42,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $7,529,000
General Public Building: $2,073,000
Libraries: $1,333,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $278,000
Correctional Institutions: $160,000
Corrections - Other: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $61,863,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,365,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $161,425,000
Other: $27,973,000
Health and Hospitals: $26,322,000
General Local Government Support: $2,846,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,336,000
Highways: $809,000
- Tax - Property: $76,854,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,727,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,998,000
Erie County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,041,000
- Charges - Other: $60,914,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $100,036,000
Public Welfare - Other: $66,565,000
Health - Other: $59,390,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $29,170,000
Correctional Institutions: $26,517,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,661,000
General Public Buildings: $11,646,000
Corrections - Other: $8,408,000
Libraries: $6,833,000
Financial Administration: $4,959,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,346,000
Central Staff Services: $2,125,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $765,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,043,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $724,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,305,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,550,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,975,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,220,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,205,000
General Revenue - Other: $699,000
Donations From Private Sources: $324,000
Rents: $42,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $7,529,000
General Public Building: $2,073,000
Libraries: $1,333,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $278,000
Correctional Institutions: $160,000
Corrections - Other: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $61,863,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,365,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $161,425,000
Other: $27,973,000
Health and Hospitals: $26,322,000
General Local Government Support: $2,846,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,336,000
Highways: $809,000
- Tax - Property: $76,854,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,727,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,998,000
Erie County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,041,000
- Charges - Other: $60,914,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $100,036,000
Public Welfare - Other: $66,565,000
Health - Other: $59,390,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $29,170,000
Correctional Institutions: $26,517,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,661,000
General Public Buildings: $11,646,000
Corrections - Other: $8,408,000
Libraries: $6,833,000
Financial Administration: $4,959,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,346,000
Central Staff Services: $2,125,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $765,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,043,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $724,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,305,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,550,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,975,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,220,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,205,000
General Revenue - Other: $699,000
Donations From Private Sources: $324,000
Rents: $42,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $7,529,000
General Public Building: $2,073,000
Libraries: $1,333,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $278,000
Correctional Institutions: $160,000
Corrections - Other: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $61,863,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,365,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $161,425,000
Other: $27,973,000
Health and Hospitals: $26,322,000
General Local Government Support: $2,846,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,336,000
Highways: $809,000
- Tax - Property: $76,854,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,727,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,998,000
Erie County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,041,000
- Charges - Other: $60,914,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $100,036,000
Public Welfare - Other: $66,565,000
Health - Other: $59,390,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $29,170,000
Correctional Institutions: $26,517,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,661,000
General Public Buildings: $11,646,000
Corrections - Other: $8,408,000
Libraries: $6,833,000
Financial Administration: $4,959,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,346,000
Central Staff Services: $2,125,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $765,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,043,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $724,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,305,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,550,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,975,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,220,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,205,000
General Revenue - Other: $699,000
Donations From Private Sources: $324,000
Rents: $42,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $7,529,000
General Public Building: $2,073,000
Libraries: $1,333,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $278,000
Correctional Institutions: $160,000
Corrections - Other: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $61,863,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,365,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $161,425,000
Other: $27,973,000
Health and Hospitals: $26,322,000
General Local Government Support: $2,846,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,336,000
Highways: $809,000
- Tax - Property: $76,854,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,727,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,998,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 9,363
- Number of aged recipients: 553
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,810
- Number of recipients under 18: 2,300
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,894
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,169
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,741
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,770
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 72 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) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 928 | $108,345 | 1,448 | $110,413 | 3,892 | $108,920 | 788 | $38,972 | 17 | $922,235 | 379 | $76,728 | 76 | $54,842 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 19 | $105,947 | 94 | $99,362 | 301 | $117,854 | 43 | $50,442 | 0 | $0 | 20 | $76,000 | 15 | $42,667 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 96 | $107,031 | 168 | $74,845 | 1,510 | $106,086 | 408 | $34,855 | 0 | $0 | 96 | $84,198 | 76 | $38,105 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 58 | $94,121 | 96 | $121,813 | 812 | $113,468 | 76 | $45,382 | 1 | $113,000 | 35 | $105,686 | 8 | $68,250 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 14 | $101,500 | 15 | $142,800 | 137 | $126,883 | 15 | $42,333 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $102,400 | 2 | $19,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 58 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 265 | $132,053 | 88 | $138,625 | 3 | $120,333 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 40 | $139,400 | 33 | $157,333 | 2 | $142,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 24 | $116,833 | 17 | $164,353 | 1 | $52,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 6 | $159,000 | 3 | $133,667 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $136,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Erie County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 2,948 | 74.5 years |
Mary | 2,521 | 79.4 years |
William | 1,818 | 74.3 years |
Joseph | 1,652 | 74.9 years |
Robert | 1,599 | 70.8 years |
Helen | 1,350 | 80.3 years |
James | 1,320 | 71.4 years |
Charles | 1,315 | 75.2 years |
George | 1,189 | 76.3 years |
Margaret | 1,120 | 80.0 years |
Most common last names in Erie County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 755 | 75.6 years |
Johnson | 526 | 75.4 years |
Miller | 523 | 76.3 years |
Brown | 408 | 75.7 years |
Anderson | 298 | 76.1 years |
Williams | 280 | 74.0 years |
Davis | 259 | 77.2 years |
Jones | 248 | 74.0 years |
Thompson | 191 | 75.8 years |
Martin | 184 | 75.3 years |
Businesses in Erie County, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 2 | Marshalls | 1 | |
AT&T | 4 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 20 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Mazda | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 7 | McDonald's | 15 | |
Applebee's | 3 | Microtel | 1 | |
Arby's | 9 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Audi | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
AutoZone | 4 | New York & Co | 1 | |
BMW | 1 | Nike | 11 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Old Country Buffet | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 2 | Panera Bread | 2 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
Burger King | 8 | Payless | 3 | |
CVS | 9 | Penske | 2 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 5 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Pizza Hut | 7 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Circle K | 6 | Quality | 2 | |
Clarion | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 2 | RadioShack | 4 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Rite Aid | 12 | |
Curves | 6 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 8 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Sears | 4 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sheraton | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
FedEx | 26 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
GNC | 5 | Subway | 24 | |
GameStop | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Goodwill | 3 | T-Mobile | 8 | |
H&R Block | 12 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Haworth | 1 | Taco Bell | 5 | |
Hilton | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Tim Hortons | 9 | |
Honda | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
Jones New York | 3 | Travelodge | 1 | |
KFC | 4 | True Value | 5 | |
Kincaid | 1 | U-Haul | 12 | |
Kmart | 3 | UPS | 30 | |
Knights Inn | 1 | Value City Furniture | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Vans | 4 | |
La Quinta | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 9 | Walmart | 5 | |
Long John Silver's | 2 | Wendy's | 7 | |
Lowe's | 2 | Wingate | 1 | |
Macy's | 1 | YMCA | 6 | |
Marriott | 4 |
Erie County on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"