CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Erie

Colorado · 1,263 residents · 20.7 sq mi

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Erie is home to 1,263 people in Colorado. The population has fallen 80% since 2000. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $63,600. The poverty rate is 8.3%, under the national 13.2%. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 66%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,263

−80%vs 2000

vs 6,291 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

+3%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(120)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(84)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.7%(123)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(50)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(194)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.7%(262)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.8%(174)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.1%(64)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(35)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,625

−48%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,114 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,094

−57%vs 2000

vs $30,625 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.3%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,600

−66%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $248,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$419

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $850 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.8%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.5% in 2000

19.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.7%(5,265)

Black0.4%(24)

Hispanic / Latino11%(692)

Asian2.7%(171)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.5%(1,130)

Black0.7%(9)

Hispanic / Latino23.5%(297)

Asian0%(0)

Other9.8%(124)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.9%(1,998)

South American1.1%(361)

Cuban0.6%(207)

Puerto Rican0.4%(143)

Spaniard0.4%(132)

Argentine0.3%(100)

Chilean0.3%(100)

Ecuadorian0.3%(94)

Central American0.3%(85)

Salvadoran0.2%(56)

Peruvian0.1%(33)

Venezuelan0.1%(18)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(16)

Guatemalan0%(15)

Costa Rican0%(7)

Honduran0%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese1.3%(453)

Asian Indian1%(353)

Nepalese0.7%(251)

Hmong0.7%(233)

Vietnamese0.7%(230)

Japanese0.5%(159)

Filipino0.4%(126)

Sri Lankan0.4%(124)

Cambodian0.1%(48)

Korean0.1%(36)

Taiwanese0.1%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(103)

Chamorro0.2%(54)

Ancestry

German22.9%(7,755)

English15.4%(5,211)

Irish14.1%(4,769)

Italian5.2%(1,747)

American4%(1,345)

Polish2.7%(901)

Scottish2.4%(822)

Swedish2.1%(706)

French2%(687)

Norwegian1.8%(601)

Russian1.5%(505)

Czech1.4%(490)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.4%(469)

Danish0.9%(300)

Welsh0.9%(298)

Ukrainian0.8%(271)

French Canadian0.7%(238)

British0.6%(209)

Hungarian0.6%(204)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(173)

Austrian0.4%(125)

Belgian0.3%(113)

Canadian0.3%(102)

Greek0.3%(97)

Lithuanian0.3%(90)

Finnish0.3%(88)

Slovak0.2%(71)

Croatian0.2%(70)

Portuguese0.2%(69)

Swiss0.2%(57)

Romanian0.1%(48)

Latvian0.1%(37)

Subsaharan African0.1%(37)

West Indian0.1%(27)

Jamaican0.1%(27)

Armenian0.1%(19)

Iranian0%(15)

Australian0%(14)

Slovene0%(14)

Arab0%(10)

Lebanese0%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−33.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−24.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

+69%vs 2000

vs 15.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.6%(3,273)

Married66.3%(8,466)

Widowed2.1%(267)

Divorced6%(770)

Women 15+

Never married22%(2,877)

Married63.2%(8,252)

Widowed5.1%(668)

Divorced9.6%(1,251)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

80.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.8%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 85.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

15.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)40.4%(671)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.3%(470)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.9%(297)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,661 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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