Median Household Income
$63,354
Median Home Value
$177,000
Median Gross Rent
$904/mo
Poverty Rate
15.0%
Unemployment Rate
5.4%
Homeownership Rate
68.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
30.3%
Median Age
40.2
Population Over Time
Erie County shrank 4.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
280,132
2016
279,133
2018
275,972
2020
272,046
2022
270,495
2024
269,052
Business & Industry
Erie County has 6,103 business establishments employing 114,339 people.
Health care and social assistance
870
Other services (except public administration)
782
Accommodation and food services
629
Construction
480
Professional, scientific, and technical services
404
Finance and insurance
328
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
287
Wholesale trade
237
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.