# Erie County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Erie County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42049) has a median household income of $63,354 (±$1,812) and a total population of 269,052 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 35 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 269,052 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.2 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 110,587 | ±821 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $63,354 | ±$1,812 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $177,000 | ±$4,034 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $904 | ±$20 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 68.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 31.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 30.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 15% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42049 |
| Land area | 798.9 sq mi |
| Water area | 759.18 sq mi |
| Population density | 337 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [16441](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16441) | 13.4% | 97.1% | Yes |
| [16407](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16407) | 10.3% | 72.4% | Yes |
| [16428](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16428) | 9.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [16438](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16438) | 8.8% | 69% | Yes |
| [16412](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16412) | 8% | 79.1% | Yes |
| [16401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16401) | 6.7% | 95.8% | Yes |
| [16442](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16442) | 6.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [16417](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16417) | 6% | 100% | Yes |
| [16509](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16509) | 4.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [16510](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16510) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [16426](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16426) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [16415](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16415) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [16410](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16410) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [16411](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16411) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [16506](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16506) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [16443](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16443) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [16505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16505) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [16421](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16421) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [16423](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16423) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [16511](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16511) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [16403](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16403) | 0.8% | 6.9% |  |
| [16508](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16508) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [16504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16504) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [16502](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16502) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [16503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16503) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [16430](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16430) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [16507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16507) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [16501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16501) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [16475](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16475) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [16563](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16563) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [16444](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16444) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [16427](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16427) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [16435](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16435) | 0% | 0.5% |  |
| [16546](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16546) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [16550](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16550) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:049&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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