2022 population: 388,167 ( 22,979 from 2010 , 5,233 from 2020)
Land area: 2695.5 square miles
Population density: 144.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	336,356	86.65%	8.7%
Black:	21,400	5.51%	1.3%
Indian:	696	0.18%	4.2%
Asian:	6,681	1.72%	81.3%
2+ races:	7,969	2.05%	29.5%
Hispanic:	15,065	3.88%	41.5%

Total non-White:	51,811	13.35%	21.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,659	11.0
Deaths:	11,486	14.6
Net Migration:	-3,133	-4.0
Net Immigration:	603	0.8

Change in White population:	-32,188	-7.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,209	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
411,146
368,544	89.64%
21,124	5.14%
668	0.16%
3,686	0.90%
6,155	1.50%
10,646	2.59%
42,602	10.36%

2000
415,072
382,697	92.20%
18,393	4.43%
652	0.16%
2,358	0.57%
3,769	0.91%
6,814	1.64%
32,375	7.80%

1990
406,791
385,358	94.73%
15,175	3.73%
580	0.14%
2,224	0.55%
n/a
3,454	0.85%
21,433	5.27%

1980
416,098
398,549	95.78%
13,051	3.14%
491	0.12%
1,406	0.34%
n/a
2,396	0.58%
17,549	4.22%

1970
392,678
380,880	97.00%
10,043	2.56%
181	0.05%
307	0.08%
n/a
1,044	0.27%
11,798	3.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
44,631	10.8
37,962	9.1
-17,450	-4.2
3,757	0.9

-14,153	-3.4
10,227	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
54,533	13.4
40,727	10.0
-14,267	-3.5
3,096	0.8

-2,661	-0.7
10,942	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
59,974	14.4
39,573	9.5
-27,578	-6.6
n/a

-13,191	-3.2
3,884	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-6,217	-1.6
n/a

17,669	4.5
5,751	1.5

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

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.4
81,251	20.9%
306,916	79.1%
77,935	20.1%

158,874
2.36

98,172	61.8%
72,084	73.4%
10,652	10.9%
60,702	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
92,437	22.5%
318,709	77.5%
63,376	15.4%

163,208
2.41

104,823	64.2%
77,235	73.7%
11,508	11.0%
58,385	35.8%

2000
Number	Percent
73.9
206,420	49.7%
208,652	50.3%
123,136	29.7%

317,766
2.49

215,498	67.8%
169,216	78.5%
20,408	9.5%
102,268	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
105,304	25.9%
301,487	74.1%
58,384	14.4%

151,208
2.60

107,314	71.0%
86,926	81.0%
9,089	8.5%
43,894	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
120,377	28.9%
295,721	71.1%
48,480	11.7%

144,229
2.80

108,340	75.1%
92,046	85.0%
7,356	6.8%
35,889	24.9%

2022 Housing Data for Erie, PA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,253	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,830	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,873	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,419	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,698	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,428	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,869	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,577	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,726	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,712	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	16,284	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	21,425	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	14,741	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,195	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,002	5.7%
$200,000 or more	7,842	4.9%

Median Household Income	59,107
Per Capita Income	32,412

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12,224	7.7%
Public Assistance	5,653	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28,699	18.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	160,951	68.6%
Unemployed	9,340	4.0%
In Armed Forces	286	0.1%

Total Labor Force	170,577	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	64,080	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	66,018	50,950	56.4%
Non-Profit	7,548	17,074	30.7%
Self-Employed	9,967	4,909	67.0%

Local Government	4,677	6,603	41.5%
State Government	3,550	3,550	50.0%
Federal Government	1,513	1,290	54.0%

Total Private + Self	75,985	55,859	57.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17,288	28,517	37.7%
Total	93,273	84,376	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	25,697	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	33,314	18.7%
Professional, Technical	37,868	21.3%
Service Occupations	35,337	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	886	0.5%
All others	45,664	25.7%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	31,665	182.4%
Manufacturing	30,726	177.0%
Retail trade	19,585	112.8%
Educational services	15,900	91.6%
Accommodation and food services	12,135	69.9%
Construction	9,492	54.7%
Other services	9,196	53.0%
Finance and insurance	8,327	48.0%
Transportation and warehousing	6,857	39.5%
Public administration	6,612	38.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,596	38.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,788	33.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,481	20.0%
Wholesale trade	3,236	18.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,318	13.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,968	11.3%
Information	1,946	11.2%
Utilities	1,370	7.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	598	3.4%
Management	84	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,974	0.76%
Puerto Rican	8,361	2.13%
Cuban	237	0.06%
Dominican	310	0.08%

Total Central American	541	0.14%
Costa Rican	124	0.03%
Guatemalan	183	0.05%
Honduran	221	0.06%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	4	0.00%
Salvadoran	9	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	700	0.18%
Argentinean	6	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	32	0.01%
Colombian	156	0.04%
Ecuadorian	75	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	246	0.06%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	135	0.03%
Other South American	39	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,291	0.33%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,234	0.31%
Chinese	819	0.21%
Filipino	640	0.16%
Vietnamese	585	0.15%
Korean	366	0.09%
Bhutanese	345	0.09%
Bangladeshi	127	0.03%
Japanese	110	0.03%
Mongolian	61	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	349,682	94.0%
Spanish	6,605	1.8%
German, other Germanic	4,297	1.2%
Other Indo-European	3,024	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3,016	0.8%
Arabic	1,349	0.4%
Other	1,002	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	762	0.2%
Other Asian	671	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	96,997	24.7%
Irish	55,907	14.2%
Italian	39,786	10.1%
English	36,916	9.4%
Polish	35,662	9.1%
American	16,768	4.3%
Swedish	10,188	2.6%
French	7,427	1.9%
Scottish	6,752	1.7%
Dutch	5,681	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	5,374	1.4%
Slovak	4,311	1.1%
European	4,233	1.1%
Russian	3,453	0.9%
Welsh	3,193	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	387,397	98.6%
Not a citizen	5,466	1.4%

Native	379,404	96.6%
Foreign-born	13,459	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,819	2.5%	14,449	5.3%	110,764	40.4%	69,215	25.3%	45,482	16.6%	27,218	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,819	2.5%
9-12 Years	14,449	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	110,764	40.4%
Some College	69,215	25.3%
Bach. Degree	45,482	16.6%
Grad Degree	27,218	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	194,138	182,427	11,711	6.0%
1991	198,620	183,698	14,922	7.5%
1992	201,200	185,239	15,961	7.9%
1993	202,724	188,450	14,274	7.0%
1994	202,603	188,717	13,886	6.9%
1995	203,353	190,631	12,722	6.3%
1996	204,992	192,818	12,174	5.9%
1997	206,274	194,506	11,768	5.7%
1998	205,389	194,802	10,587	5.2%
1999	206,522	196,014	10,508	5.1%

2000	205,816	196,425	9,391	4.6%
2001	205,852	194,386	11,466	5.6%
2002	206,618	192,973	13,645	6.6%
2003	200,728	187,410	13,318	6.6%
2004	202,985	190,606	12,379	6.1%
2005	204,798	193,649	11,149	5.4%
2006	204,128	193,510	10,618	5.2%
2007	204,948	194,719	10,229	5.0%
2008	206,931	195,329	11,602	5.6%
2009	204,655	186,416	18,239	8.9%

2010	198,253	180,514	17,739	8.9%
2011	198,817	183,151	15,666	7.9%
2012	199,572	184,607	14,965	7.5%
2013	197,535	183,618	13,917	7.0%
2014	195,851	183,945	11,906	6.1%
2015	195,822	185,092	10,730	5.5%
2016	194,152	182,060	12,092	6.2%
2017	189,369	178,496	10,873	5.7%
2018	187,206	178,153	9,053	4.8%
2019	186,707	177,958	8,749	4.7%

2020	183,671	166,350	17,321	9.4%
2021	183,243	170,935	12,308	6.7%
2022	181,569	172,684	8,885	4.9%
2023	181,768	174,869	6,899	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	183,838
Median Value	$149,460

Occupied	158,874	86.4%
Vacant	24,964	13.6%

Owned	111,518	70.2%
Rented	47,356	29.8%
Median Rent	$818

Single-Family Units	134,288	73.0%
Detached	128,537	69.9%
Attached	5,751	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,703	9.1%
Mobile Homes	12,781	7.0%

Erie, PA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Erie, PA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Erie, PA Market Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Erie, PA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Erie, PA Market Area