Erie County
Large central metro
FIPS 36029
Profiled Cities (1)
People
946.7K
Population
Census 2025 Est.907.9/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-0.6%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$73K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr40.4
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr92.5%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr13.9%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20242.9%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr65.8%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr13.8%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr6.4%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr72.3%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr12.1%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
19K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2322.4K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-3,425
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.9%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025458.7K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$65K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$81.1B
County GDP
BEA 202422.5K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023418.2K
Employees
CBP 2023$24.7B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$234K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr45.2K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr65.8K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrNo
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
49th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202233.0%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 20259.1%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202517.0%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202512.8%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202575.8/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–254.0/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25598.9/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
97.7
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$286.0M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20257.37
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.13
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.1%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202420.9%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20192.4%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
1042.8 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202447.7°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202057.0°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202038.4°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202041.6"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Large central metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024