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Erie County

Erie County has 950,622 residents across 64 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $72,839, 15% below the New York figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $233,800, and 38% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
950,622residentsACS 2020–2024
$72,839median household incomeNew York: $86K
$233,800median home valueowner-occupied homes
90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Erie County in New YorkZIP codes in Erie County highlighted; the rest of New York in grey
Map of New York with Erie County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 64 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
140018,937$75K$232K80%30%88%27 min
1400411,396$91K$258K85%22%92%29 min
140069,260$66K$167K90%25%88%31 min
140253,243$115K$267K88%43%96%26 min
14026617$89K$262K85%45%80%21 min
14027142$-666667K$188K85%58%85%17 min
140302,067$78K$219K86%20%86%31 min
140319,885$104K$344K81%50%92%25 min
1403210,222$169K$502K95%57%95%26 min
140331,539$87K$339K90%38%94%27 min
140342,086$62K$151K83%13%84%30 min
14035152$91K$278K85%28%71%40 min
1404325,098$74K$212K72%30%89%23 min
140476,013$79K$194K80%18%89%28 min
1405119,739$136K$421K82%66%95%25 min
1405217,514$100K$344K86%46%90%25 min
140551,418$51K$203K89%24%62%33 min
140577,972$92K$264K89%36%91%27 min
140599,138$114K$347K88%47%95%24 min
140688,636$99K$365K68%56%86%24 min
14069443$85K$239K80%49%77%32 min
1407221,488$116K$327K82%47%93%21 min
1407544,520$83K$266K74%40%92%24 min
140804,444$77K$263K90%23%86%31 min
140812,742$66K$124K82%27%77%26 min
140858,531$130K$293K98%50%97%28 min
1408635,635$99K$294K84%41%92%22 min
140911,316$83K$236K87%18%97%30 min
141021,856$119K$259K90%39%98%31 min
141113,186$91K$202K73%23%92%25 min
1412731,543$109K$365K74%53%95%23 min
141392,113$86K$285K87%33%95%27 min
141417,603$81K$218K74%30%91%30 min
1415041,260$71K$201K72%34%91%24 min
141702,292$117K$338K90%39%87%31 min
1420112,369$41K$338K24%39%84%21 min
142023,862$57K$479K22%48%83%16 min
142032,424$56K$-666667K3%49%90%19 min
142047,932$28K$152K27%18%82%25 min
1420621,631$50K$125K61%16%84%22 min
1420726,327$40K$134K35%19%91%21 min
1420812,572$48K$130K54%23%91%23 min
142098,313$50K$429K34%47%87%23 min
1421015,563$54K$130K46%20%82%23 min
1421124,663$36K$106K45%18%83%23 min
1421213,299$44K$103K53%13%84%20 min
1421324,107$54K$211K40%35%94%22 min
1421421,314$58K$241K42%48%90%22 min
1421542,524$45K$112K50%20%91%23 min
1421622,849$70K$295K46%54%91%21 min
1421722,471$74K$208K66%43%92%21 min
1421820,312$55K$150K56%21%87%22 min
1421910,652$79K$193K74%25%88%23 min
1422024,428$71K$186K71%29%91%20 min
1422155,255$102K$330K75%57%91%21 min
1422215,311$82K$408K40%65%93%20 min
1422322,611$84K$217K81%46%96%21 min
1422441,219$80K$239K76%35%91%24 min
1422533,620$67K$170K73%30%89%21 min
1422629,159$84K$264K71%59%93%19 min
1422720,621$69K$209K67%29%85%21 min
1422825,350$75K$275K53%49%88%23 min
14260924$-666667K$-666667K–100%–13 min
142615,033$-666667K$-666667K–81%–18 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

950,622 residents in 409,665 households, next to the New York figure.

20%
under 18
23%
aged 18–34
19%
aged 65 and over
35%
of households are people living alone
40%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

441,214 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $233,800 (±$1,649).

66%
of households own their home
59%
of homes are detached single-family houses
13%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
2%
are mobile homes
7%
of housing units are vacant
$1,090
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20194%
2000–20095%
1990–19996%
1980–19897%
1970–197910%
1960–196911%
1950–195918%
1940–19498%
1939 or earlier29%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,077.

$72,839
median household income
13.9%
of people live below the poverty line
4.9%
unemployment rate
38%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min
average commute to work
7%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
80%
of workers drive or carpool
3%
take public transportation
3%
walk or bike
13%
work from home
12%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%
of households have a broadband subscription
7%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Erie County, New York, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

James Youngs House, Amherst, New York - 20200709
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James Youngs House, Amherst, New York - 20200709
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St. Gregory the Great RC Church, Amherst, New York - 20220204
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St. Gregory the Great RC Church, Amherst, New York - 20220204
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0
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