Population: 950,622
Households: 409,665
Average household size: 2.26
Median age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $72,839
Housing units: 441,214

Population comparison

2020 Census954,236

2024 estimate950,622

Change−0.4%

Population: 950,622
Median age: 40.4 years
Male: 462,660
Female: 487,962

Median age by sex

Male median age: 39.1 years
Female median age: 41.6 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

25,259Under 524,266

72,4975–1769,409

42,73318–2442,424

65,43325–3465,563

59,04935–4460,312

53,25345–5455,219

63,70855–6468,147

80,72865+102,622

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5–17

Male

5–9: 27,300
10–14: 28,096
15–17: 17,101

Female

5–9: 28,782
10–14: 24,154
15–17: 16,473

18–24

Male

18–19: 12,514
20: 6,067
21: 7,218
22–24: 16,934

Female

18–19: 12,246
20: 5,467
21: 6,100
22–24: 18,611

25–34

Male

25–29: 31,546
30–34: 33,887

Female

25–29: 31,697
30–34: 33,866

35–44

Male

35–39: 30,672
40–44: 28,377

Female

35–39: 32,277
40–44: 28,035

45–54

Male

45–49: 24,879
50–54: 28,374

Female

45–49: 25,555
50–54: 29,664

55–64

Male

55–59: 31,591
60–61: 13,233
62–64: 18,884

Female

55–59: 34,051
60–61: 13,792
62–64: 20,304

65+

Male

65–66: 12,308
67–69: 16,732
70–74: 21,581
75–79: 13,667
80–84: 8,746
85+: 7,694

Female

65–66: 13,230
67–69: 18,332
70–74: 25,866
75–79: 17,710
80–84: 12,626
85+: 14,858

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 699,17473.5%
Black alone: 118,58812.5%
Two or more races: 57,9116.1%
Asian alone: 46,7844.9%
Some other race: 24,1032.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 3,8570.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2050.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 60,918
White, not Hispanic: 687,194

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 233,809
Married-couple share: 70%
With children: 43.5%

Household sizeShare of households

143,47035.0%

1 person

137,35033.5%

2 people

56,58213.8%

3 people

45,40511.1%

4 people

26,8586.6%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 17,119
6 People: 6,295
7 Plus People: 3,444

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households233,809

Married-couple families163,70470% of family households

With children: 59,84636.6%
Without children: 103,85863.4%

Other families70,10530% of family households

Male householder: 18,91227%
Female householder: 51,19373%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	233,809	Not applicable
Married-couple families	163,704	70%
With children	59,846	36.6%
Without children	103,858	63.4%
Other families	70,105	30%
Male householder	18,912	27%
Female householder	51,193	73%

Median household: $72,839
Median family: $98,766
Per capita: $42,777

Household incomeShare of households

68,02616.6%

Under $25k

75,77218.5%

$25–49k

66,85016.3%

$50–74k

51,00812.5%

$75–99k

70,62517.2%

$100–149k

37,5319.2%

$150–199k

39,8539.7%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 23,085
$10,000–$14,999: 17,107
$15,000–$19,999: 13,646
$20,000–$24,999: 14,188

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 16,446
$30,000–$34,999: 14,752
$35,000–$39,999: 14,490
$40,000–$44,999: 15,403
$45,000–$49,999: 14,681

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 26,666
$60,000–$74,999: 40,184

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 40,425
$125,000–$149,999: 30,200

Education universe: 674,034
High school or higher: 92.5%
Bachelor’s or higher: 38%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

20,1393.0%

Less than 9th grade

30,2904.5%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

169,40925.1%

High school or equivalent

117,41017.4%

Some college, no degree

80,33711.9%

Associate degree

141,26621.0%

Bachelor’s degree

115,18317.1%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 11,858
Nursery School: 248
Kindergarten: 128
First Grade: 213
Second Grade: 70
Third Grade: 520
Fourth Grade: 364
Fifth Grade: 727
Sixth Grade: 1,033
Seventh Grade: 947
Eighth Grade: 4,031

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 3,186
Tenth Grade: 6,401
Eleventh Grade: 8,278
Twelfth No Diploma: 12,425

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 140,766
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 28,643

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 39,931
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 77,479

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 85,213
Professional School Degree: 16,592
Doctorate Degree: 13,378

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	20,139
Grades 9–12, no diploma	30,290
High school or equivalent	169,409
Some college, no degree	117,410
Associate degree	80,337
Bachelor’s degree	141,266
Graduate or professional	115,183

Marital status by sexMale and Female

11,51337,107

Widowed

36,04649,116

Divorced

5,0867,018

Separated

179,795177,489

Now Married

154,651147,048

Never Married

12,38015,006

Married Spouse Absent

167,415162,483

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	11,513	37,107
Divorced	36,046	49,116
Separated	5,086	7,018
Now Married	179,795	177,489
Never Married	154,651	147,048
Married Spouse Absent	12,380	15,006
Married Spouse Present	167,415	162,483

Median home value: $233,800
Median gross rent: $1,090

Housing tenure

Owner: 269,65265.8%
Renter: 140,01334.2%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 409,66592.8%
Vacant: 31,5497.2%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 153,189
Owners without mortgage: 116,463

Vacancy reason

For rent5,630

17.8%

For sale1,621

5.1%

Rented, not occupied1,071

3.4%

Sold, not occupied1,838

5.8%

Seasonal2,852

9.0%

Migrant workers71

0.2%

Other18,466

58.5%

Structure type

Detached259,666

58.9%

Attached14,523

3.3%

2–4 units101,098

22.9%

5–19 units30,277

6.9%

20+ units28,648

6.5%

Mobile or other7,002

1.6%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 75,086
Structure 3–4 Units: 26,012

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 20,534
Structure 10–19 Units: 9,743

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 9,819
Structure 50 Plus Units: 18,829

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 6,755
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 247

Year builtHousing units by period

242,90555.1%

Before 1960

96,52421.9%

1960–79

58,10713.2%

1980–99

40,8789.3%

2000–19

2,8000.6%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 129,729
1940–1949: 35,326
1950–1959: 77,850

1960–79

1960–1969: 50,485
1970–1979: 46,039

1980–99

1980–1989: 30,521
1990–1999: 27,586

2000–19

2000–2009: 21,572
2010–2019: 19,306

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

55,113

2,681

1990s

42,010

4,137

2000s

55,462

13,410

2010s

86,824

69,238

2020–22

26,395

40,133

2023+

3,848

10,414

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

30,78511.4%

Under $100k

118,95944.1%

$100–249k

94,12134.9%

$250–499k

18,0596.7%

$500–749k

4,1611.5%

$750–999k

2,0870.8%

$1–1.49m

1,4800.5%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 2,761
10000–14999: 1,342
15000–19999: 1,510
20000–24999: 1,430
25000–29999: 897
30000–34999: 1,394
35000–39999: 916
40000–49999: 2,755
50000–59999: 2,880
60000–69999: 2,705
70000–79999: 2,824
80000–89999: 4,314
90000–99999: 5,057

$100–249k

100000–124999: 15,586
125000–149999: 14,299
150000–174999: 23,291
175000–199999: 19,852
200000–249999: 45,931

$250–499k

250000–299999: 30,319
300000–399999: 40,293
400000–499999: 23,509

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 449
2000000+: 1,031

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50011,253

8.4%

$500–99944,535

33.1%

$1,000–1,49952,430

38.9%

$1,500–1,99917,264

12.8%

$2,000–2,4995,496

4.1%

$2,500–2,9991,909

1.4%

$3,000+1,734

1.3%

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Under $500

Under 100: 588
100–149: 274
150–199: 382
200–249: 896
250–299: 2,604
300–349: 1,867
350–399: 1,125
400–449: 1,441
450–499: 2,076

$500–999

500–549: 1,847
550–599: 2,401
600–649: 2,629
650–699: 3,387
700–749: 3,594
750–799: 4,336
800–899: 11,516
900–999: 14,825

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 32,114
1250–1499: 20,316

$3,000+

3000–3499: 323
3500+: 1,411

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

11,361

35,798

1 vehicle

91,184

71,215

2 vehicles

117,736

27,499

3 vehicles

36,148

4,163

4 vehicles

9,742

916

5+ vehicles

3,481

422

Workers age 16+: 453,372
Average commute: 21.3 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 328,19172.4%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 35,2667.8%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 12,7292.8%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 12,0832.7%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 58,70712.9%Derived from published counts
Other: 6,3961.4%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 10,653
Bicycle: 1,430

Other

Other Transportation: 4,534
Motorcycle: 217
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 1,645

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

119,29430.2%

Under 15 min

183,12746.4%

15–29 min

65,41016.6%

30–44 min

12,9863.3%

45–59 min

13,8483.5%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 12,411
5–9: 45,428
10–14: 61,455

15–29 min

15–19: 77,097
20–24: 71,274
25–29: 34,756

30–44 min

30–34: 47,229
35–39: 9,601
40–44: 8,580

60+ min

60–89: 8,368
90+: 5,480

Population age 16+: 781,388
Civilian labor force: 487,440
Employed: 463,694
Unemployed: 23,746
Unemployment rate: 4.9%
Poverty universe: 927,487
Persons below poverty: 128,474
Gini index: 0.46
White-collar workers: 306,168
Blue-collar workers: 79,932

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

34,596

42,998

Sales Office Occupations

38,435

60,161

Management Business Science Arts

93,912

113,660

Production Transportation Material Moving

41,357

11,683

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

25,798

1,094

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	34,596	42,998
Sales Office Occupations	38,435	60,161
Management Business Science Arts	93,912	113,660
Production Transportation Material Moving	41,357	11,683
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	25,798	1,094

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 399,993
Workplace jobs: 442,232
Internal commuters: 331,870
Inbound commuters: 110,362
Outbound commuters: 68,123
Net worker inflow: 42,239

Coverage status

Insured: 915,56697.1%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 27,4972.9%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

2,99410.9%

Under 19

10,52338.3%

Age 19–34

13,25248.2%

Age 35–64

7282.6%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 879,55492.5%
Foreign born: 71,0687.5%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 42,002
Not a citizen: 29,066

Residential mobility

Same house: 842,492
Within same county: 64,730
From another county: 20,651
From another state: 10,001
From abroad: 4,162

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 438,747

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Erie County, New York	950,622	$72,839	40.4 years	65.8%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
New York	19,852,366	$85,974	39.8 years	54.3%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	25,259	24,266
5–17	72,497	69,409
18–24	42,733	42,424
25–34	65,433	65,563
35–44	59,049	60,312
45–54	53,253	55,219
55–64	63,708	68,147
65+	80,728	102,622

Category	Value
White alone	699,174
Black alone	118,588
Two or more races	57,911
Asian alone	46,784
Some other race	24,103
American Indian / Alaska Native	3,857
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	205

Category	Value
1 person	143,470
2 people	137,350
3 people	56,582
4 people	45,405
5+ people	26,858

Category	Value
Under $25k	68,026
$25–49k	75,772
$50–74k	66,850
$75–99k	51,008
$100–149k	70,625
$150–199k	37,531
$200k+	39,853

Category	Value
For rent	5,630
For sale	1,621
Rented, not occupied	1,071
Sold, not occupied	1,838
Seasonal	2,852
Migrant workers	71
Other	18,466

Category	Value
Detached	259,666
Attached	14,523
2–4 units	101,098
5–19 units	30,277
20+ units	28,648
Mobile or other	7,002

Category	Value
Before 1960	242,905
1960–79	96,524
1980–99	58,107
2000–19	40,878
2020+	2,800

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	55,113	2,681
1990s	42,010	4,137
2000s	55,462	13,410
2010s	86,824	69,238
2020–22	26,395	40,133
2023+	3,848	10,414

Category	Value
Under $100k	30,785
$100–249k	118,959
$250–499k	94,121
$500–749k	18,059
$750–999k	4,161
$1–1.49m	2,087
$1.5m+	1,480

Category	Value
Under $500	11,253
$500–999	44,535
$1,000–1,499	52,430
$1,500–1,999	17,264
$2,000–2,499	5,496
$2,500–2,999	1,909
$3,000+	1,734

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	409,665
Vacant	31,549

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	11,361	35,798
1 vehicle	91,184	71,215
2 vehicles	117,736	27,499
3 vehicles	36,148	4,163
4 vehicles	9,742	916
5+ vehicles	3,481	422

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	328,191
Carpool	35,266
Public transit	12,729
Walk or bicycle	12,083
Work from home	58,707
Other	6,396

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	915,566
Uninsured	27,497

Category	Value
Under 15 min	119,294
15–29 min	183,127
30–44 min	65,410
45–59 min	12,986
60+ min	13,848

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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