Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 280,000
1990: 275,572
2000: 280,843
Percent change, 1990–2000: 2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 111th
U.S. rank in 1990: 124th
U.S. rank in 2000: 135th
City Residents
1980: 119,123
1990: 108,718
2000: 103,717
Percent change, 1990–2000: -4.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 130th
U.S. rank in 1990: 175th
U.S. rank in 2000: 247th (State rank: 3rd)
Density: 4,722.9 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 83,550
Black: 14,724
American Indian and Alaska Native: 232
Asian: 776
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 42
Hispanic (may be of any race): 4,572
Other: 1,991
Percent of residents born in state: 79.7% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 7,849
Population 5 to 9 years old: 7,844
Population 10 to 14 years old: 6,978
Population 15 to 19 years old: 7.615
Population 20 to 24 years old: 8,418
Population 25 to 34 years old: 14,854
Population 35 to 44 years old: 14,722
Population 45 to 54 years old: 12,109
Population 55 to 59 years old: 4,283
Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,474
Population 65 to 74 years old: 7,395
Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,409
Population 85 years and over: 2,127
Median age: 34.1 years (2000)
Births (2002, Erie County)
Total number: 3,372
Deaths (2003, Erie County)
Total number: 2,695 (of which, 23 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $14,972
Median household income: $28,387
Total households: 40,908
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,166
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,638
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,091
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,896
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,136
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,115
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,763
$100,000 to $149,999: 626
$150,000 to $199,999: 153
$200,000 or more: 162
Percent of families below poverty level: 13.8% (54.4% of which were female householder families with children under the age of 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 3,560