Erie, Pennsylvania Demographics

Erie is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Erie is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 180 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Erie is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 196 other cities in Current population (2012)

Erie is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Households

Erie is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Housing units

Erie is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 191 other cities in Retail sales

Erie is 9th in Pennsylvania out of 187 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Erie is 11th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Size in square miles

Size Demographics
	Erie	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	101,047	4th	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	19.1	11th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	5,334.4	57th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Erie	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	25th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.9%	49th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.9%	199th	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Erie	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.6%	193rd	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.1%	154th	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Erie	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	75.0%	222nd	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	16.8%	30th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	55th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	113th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	3rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.9%	26th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	45th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	71.8%	217th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Erie	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	51.7%	173rd	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.9%	86th	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Erie	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	44,790	4th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	39.5%	38th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	40,377	4th	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.8%	179th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$82,800	211th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	105th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Erie	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$18,525	212th	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$32,445	217th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.1%	29th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Erie	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,245	4th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$945,913	8th	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,118	126th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$122,693	9th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732