CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Erie

Pennsylvania · 108,718 residents · 19.1 sq mi

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With 108,718 people, Erie is a city in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $43,000. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 24%. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

108,718

+5%vs 2000

vs 103,717 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202494K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(8,535)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(7,538)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(7,027)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(8,134)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(9,325)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(18,057)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(14,364)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(8,920)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(9,337)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(10,299)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(5,568)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(1,614)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,032

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,387 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,715

−28%vs 2000

vs $14,972 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.3%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $424 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.2% in 2000

43.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(81,605)

Black13.9%(14,420)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(4,572)

Asian0.7%(756)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.2%(93,703)

Black12.2%(13,279)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(2,347)

Asian0.4%(421)

Other1.2%(1,315)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.6%(5,243)

Mexican1.4%(1,314)

Dominican0.4%(336)

South American0.3%(255)

Cuban0.3%(241)

Peruvian0.2%(169)

Central American0.2%(161)

Spaniard0.1%(118)

Guatemalan0.1%(53)

Colombian0.1%(51)

Costa Rican0%(46)

Nicaraguan0%(36)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0%(26)

Ecuadorian0%(22)

Uruguayan0%(13)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.7%(673)

Asian Indian0.4%(393)

Vietnamese0.4%(333)

Kazakh0.3%(321)

Filipino0.3%(252)

Chinese0.1%(119)

Bangladeshi0.1%(116)

Bhutanese0.1%(92)

Mongolian0.1%(54)

Korean0.1%(48)

Pakistani0%(42)

Japanese0%(31)

+ 2 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0%(27)

Cambodian0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(16)

Marshallese0%(10)

Ancestry

German17%(15,977)

Irish9.6%(9,018)

Polish9.2%(8,666)

Italian8.9%(8,317)

English4.5%(4,202)

American3%(2,819)

Subsaharan African2.6%(2,445)

French1.5%(1,422)

Arab1.3%(1,214)

Ukrainian1.2%(1,155)

Swedish1%(930)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(810)

+ 43 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.8%(782)

Russian0.8%(731)

Slovak0.8%(730)

Dutch0.7%(666)

Welsh0.5%(503)

Syrian0.5%(476)

Hungarian0.5%(433)

Ethiopian0.3%(308)

West Indian0.3%(292)

Swiss0.3%(264)

Lithuanian0.3%(250)

Iraqi0.3%(247)

Jamaican0.2%(215)

Finnish0.2%(206)

British0.2%(204)

Norwegian0.2%(202)

Austrian0.2%(201)

Somali0.2%(185)

Croatian0.2%(155)

Czech0.1%(128)

Portuguese0.1%(123)

Canadian0.1%(112)

Kenyan0.1%(109)

Danish0.1%(104)

Greek0.1%(93)

Lebanese0.1%(91)

French Canadian0.1%(87)

Romanian0.1%(86)

Belgian0.1%(75)

Nigerian0.1%(68)

Haitian0.1%(60)

Armenian0.1%(55)

Palestinian0.1%(47)

Turkish0%(34)

Iranian0%(30)

Ghanaian0%(29)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(16)

Jordanian0%(15)

Australian0%(15)

Brazilian0%(15)

Slovene0%(9)

Serbian0%(5)

Guyanese0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.4 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 10.3 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 married51.4%(19,170)

Married34.7%(12,969)

Widowed2.7%(1,021)

Divorced11.2%(4,163)

Women 15+

Never married43.7%(17,510)

Married34.1%(13,658)

Widowed8.5%(3,403)

Divorced13.8%(5,519)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% 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)20.2%(710)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(727)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.9%(1,264)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(173)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(53)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,517 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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