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Pennsylvania·Erie County
31 tracts·94K people·$115K median·4,906/mi²
White 66 · Black 16 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 40 · Other 32 · Married couple 28
Health 42 · Professional 19 · Manufacturing 14 · Retail 10 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 26 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Walk 7 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Erie is $115,200 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Erie has 93,850 residents across 31 census tracts and 24 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.8; the population is 65.7% White, 16.3% Black, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Multiracial, 2.8% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.3% (Census ACS).
Grover Cleveland El Sch (30%), JoAnna Connell Sch (26%) and Lincoln El Sch (26%) lead the elementary schools; Strong Vincent MS (22%), Woodrow Wilson MS (16%) and East MS (5%) lead the middle schools; Northwest PA Collegiate Academy (68%), Perseus House CS of Excellence (9%) and Erie HS (8%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $870/month, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Erie is $46,113 a year, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Erie, median rent is $870/month and the median home value is $115,200 (Census ACS).
Erie reported 5.1 violent crimes and 18.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 101 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 111 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Erie are winter weather (89), strong wind (77) and lightning (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Erie, 6.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).