Median Household Income
$71,993
Median Home Value
$199,700
Median Gross Rent
$933/mo
Poverty Rate
13.0%
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
Homeownership Rate
71.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
29.0%
Median Age
45.3
Population Over Time
Erie County shrank 2.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
76,416
2016
75,808
2018
75,136
2020
74,419
2022
75,299
2024
74,581
Business & Industry
Erie County has 1,802 business establishments employing 32,249 people.
Accommodation and food services
266
Health care and social assistance
220
Other services (except public administration)
196
Construction
137
Finance and insurance
95
Professional, scientific, and technical services
93
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
88
Real estate and rental and leasing
77
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.