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Erie, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $98,200 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
Erie:

$98,200
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,600 - $144,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $159,367
Here:

$159,367
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,003
Here:

$131,003
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $98,853
Here:

$98,853
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,719
Here:

$135,719
State:

$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $56,130
Here:

$56,130
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $55,541
Here:

$55,541
State:

$92,414

Total population: 99,452 (All urban)

Houses: 44,034 (39,958 occupied: 22,095 owner occupied, 17,863 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

45%
State:

31%

Housing density: 2,005 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $66,059.

Median contract rent in 2022: $621 (lower quartile is $486, upper quartile is $839)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $732


Median gross rent in Erie, PA in 2022: $781

Housing units in Erie with a mortgage: 11,443 (897 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 589 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 729

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $64,743

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,563

Median monthly housing costs: $775

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Erie, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1949

Median year apartment built: 1953

Household type by relationship:

Households: 93,517
  • Male householders: 18,720 (6,506 living alone), Female householders: 21,238 (8,430 living alone)
  • 11,270 spouses (11,189 opposite-sex spouses), 3,465 unmarried partners, (3,350 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23,926 children (22,512 natural, 898 adopted, 516 stepchildren), 3,646 grandchildren, 726 brothers or sisters, 494 parents, 0 foster children, 584 other relatives, 3,285 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 6,163

Size of family households: 10,178 2-persons, 4,565 3-persons, 3,244 4-persons, 1,047 5-persons, 776 6-persons, 940 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,936 1-person, 3,835 2-persons, 254 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 84 6-persons.

6,603 married couples with children.
8,680 single-parent households (2,255 men, 6,425 women).

88.1% of residents of Erie speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 6,191 (6.6%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.8
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 4671 bedroom
  • 5,1892 bedrooms
  • 10,3703 bedrooms
  • 4,8564 bedrooms
  • 1,2135+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • 814no bedroom
  • 4,5711 bedroom
  • 6,6062 bedrooms
  • 3,5263 bedrooms
  • 1,6684 bedrooms
  • 6785+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Erie in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Erie in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,114no vehicle
  • 9,0321 vehicle
  • 9,7912 vehicles
  • 1,7003 vehicles
  • 3504 vehicles
  • 1085+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Erie in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Erie in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,689no vehicle
  • 7,6791 vehicle
  • 4,3172 vehicles
  • 1783 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 1272 rooms
  • 2243 rooms
  • 7574 rooms
  • 3,4915 rooms
  • 7,3756 rooms
  • 4,5037 rooms
  • 1,6498 rooms
  • 3,9699+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • 8141 room
  • 1,0542 rooms
  • 3,2183 rooms
  • 2,4584 rooms
  • 4,0825 rooms
  • 2,0886 rooms
  • 2,1957 rooms
  • 6918 rooms
  • 1,2639+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Erie, PA
  • Erie, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Erie, PA in 2022
  • 3,466Less than $10,000
  • 5,573$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,968$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,393$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,589$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,564$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,482$60,000 to $74,999
  • 4,520$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,093$100,000 to $124,999
  • 706$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,131$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,473$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Erie, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Erie, PA in 2022
  • 289Less than $10,000
  • 83$10,000 to $14,999
  • 192$15,000 to $19,999
  • 578$20,000 to $24,999
  • 63$25,000 to $29,999
  • 507$30,000 to $34,999
  • 787$35,000 to $39,999
  • 801$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,071$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,345$60,000 to $69,999
  • 1,819$70,000 to $79,999
  • 2,068$80,000 to $89,999
  • 1,753$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,390$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,340$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,095$150,000 to $174,999
  • 647$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,050$200,000 to $249,999
  • 447$250,000 to $299,999
  • 219$300,000 to $399,999
  • 238$400,000 to $499,999
  • 218$500,000 to $749,999
  • 95$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Erie, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Erie, PA in 2022
  • 257$100 to $149
  • 173$150 to $199
  • 609$200 to $249
  • 886$250 to $299
  • 341$300 to $349
  • 447$350 to $399
  • 667$400 to $449
  • 1,274$450 to $499
  • 1,424$500 to $549
  • 1,788$550 to $599
  • 1,783$600 to $649
  • 1,443$650 to $699
  • 683$700 to $749
  • 829$750 to $799
  • 811$800 to $899
  • 1,604$900 to $999
  • 884$1,000 to $1,249
  • 35$1,250 to $1,499
  • 865$1,500 to $1,999
  • 100$2,000 to $2,499
  • 328$3,500 or more
  • 632No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.5%
Number of people working at home: 2,739 (6.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,057
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5,073
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 9,092
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 8,379
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 6,252
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,978
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,858
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 577
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 130
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 694
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,044
  • 90 or more minutes: 226
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Erie

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 40,527 (76.3%)
  • Carpooled: 6,124 (11.5%)
  • Bus: 401 (0.8%)
  • Ferryboat: 15 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,074 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 226 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 1,841 (3.5%)
  • Worked at home: 2,739 (5.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 8.6%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.0%Males
  • 20.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 10.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • 3,9712010 or later
  • 1,5962000 to 2009
  • 9481990 to 1999
  • 3951980 to 1989
  • 3091970 to 1979
  • 745Before 1970
Ancestries in Erie, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 4,421 (11.1%)
  • Polish: 3,924 (9.8%)
  • Italian: 2,764 (6.9%)
  • Irish: 2,529 (6.3%)
  • American: 1,887 (4.7%)
  • English: 1,311 (3.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 562 (1.4%)
  • African: 531 (1.3%)
  • European: 390 (1.0%)
  • Russian: 345 (0.9%)
  • Ethiopian: 321 (0.8%)
  • Swedish: 297 (0.7%)
  • Yugoslavian: 284 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 282 (0.7%)
  • Iraqi: 276 (0.7%)
  • Somali: 272 (0.7%)
  • Slovak: 226 (0.6%)
  • Syrian: 220 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 159 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 156 (0.4%)
  • Kenyan: 150 (0.4%)
  • French: 128 (0.3%)
  • Ugandan: 114 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 114 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 113 (0.3%)
  • Sudanese: 93 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 89 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 79 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 76 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 68 (0.2%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 64 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 62 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 61 (0.2%)
  • Slavic: 60 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 55 (0.1%)
  • Assyrian: 54 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 52 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 49 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 46 (0.1%)
  • Palestinian: 45 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 42 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 40 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 40 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 34 (0.09%)
  • British: 31 (0.08%)
  • Bulgarian: 29 (0.07%)
  • Danish: 28 (0.07%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 26 (0.07%)
  • Romanian: 26 (0.07%)
  • Belgian: 22 (0.06%)
  • Iranian: 21 (0.05%)
  • Egyptian: 17 (0.04%)
  • Scandinavian: 17 (0.04%)
  • Portuguese: 14 (0.04%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 13 (0.03%)
  • Senegalese: 10 (0.03%)
  • Afghan: 10 (0.03%)
  • Northern European: 8 (0.02%)
  • Nigerian: 8 (0.02%)
  • Guyanese: 7 (0.02%)
  • Greek: 7 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Basque: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Nepal
Erie:

11.3% (762)
Pennsylvania:

0.7% (6,855)

Bhutan
Erie:

10.6% (714)
Pennsylvania:

0.8% (7,882)

Kenya
Erie:

8.0% (537)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (4,946)

Ukraine
Erie:

7.8% (527)
Pennsylvania:

2.1% (19,841)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Erie:

6.4% (432)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (3,273)

Mexico
Erie:

5.7% (387)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Peru
Erie:

5.4% (365)
Pennsylvania:

0.7% (6,690)

Syria
Erie:

3.2% (217)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (5,121)

Canada
Erie:

2.8% (189)
Pennsylvania:

1.8% (17,032)

Iraq
Erie:

2.8% (188)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,395)

Dominican Republic
Erie:

2.6% (172)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

Ethiopia
Erie:

2.4% (163)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (4,658)

Philippines
Erie:

2.2% (148)
Pennsylvania:

2.2% (21,039)

Saudi Arabia
Erie:

1.9% (130)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,533)

Vietnam
Erie:

1.6% (108)
Pennsylvania:

3.3% (31,542)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 68,316
  • Other state: 16,889
  • Northeast: 5,242
  • Midwest: 3,388
  • South: 6,270
  • West: 1,989

83.2% of Erie residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32.9% lived in Pennsylvania.


Erie:

83.2%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 450
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 42
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 293
  • 9th grade: 638
  • 10th grade: 927
  • 11th grade: 747
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 807
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,702
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,729
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,197
  • Associate degree: 2,263
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,239
  • Master's degree: 1,886
  • Professional school degree: 759
  • Doctorate degree: 145
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 587
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 142
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 176
  • 9th grade: 40
  • 10th grade: 291
  • 11th grade: 476
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 852
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,539
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,047
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,468
  • Associate degree: 3,206
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,940
  • Master's degree: 2,613
  • Professional school degree: 490
  • Doctorate degree: 357
Educational Attainment for Females
Erie marital status for males
Erie marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 26,542
  • One, attached: 1,907
  • Two: 5,954
  • 3 or 4: 3,379
  • 5 to 9: 1,131
  • 10 to 19: 1,332
  • 20 to 49: 769
  • 50 or more: 2,893
  • Mobile homes: 127
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Erie
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Erie, PA
  • 92.8%Utility gas
  • 2.9%Electricity
  • 2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Erie, PA
  • 76.3%Utility gas
  • 17.5%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 973
Here:

11.1%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 527
Here:

15.3%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,768
Here:

55.4%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability