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Erie County

Erie County has 269,052 residents across 32 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $63,354, 19% below the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $177,000, and 30% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
269,052residentsACS 2020–2024
$63,354median household incomePennsylvania: $78K
$177,000median home valueowner-occupied homes
89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Erie County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Erie County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey
Map of Pennsylvania 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 32 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
164013,744$70K$163K82%17%86%29 min
1640710,525$59K$134K76%20%84%25 min
164101,931$84K$202K92%34%89%26 min
164111,325$67K$152K82%20%96%27 min
164129,612$72K$246K66%50%92%26 min
1641510,104$108K$311K90%49%96%24 min
164178,599$88K$190K78%31%92%22 min
164212,289$64K$224K65%24%78%20 min
164233,857$75K$168K85%29%86%26 min
164263,273$80K$241K87%22%90%24 min
16427204$61K$121K82%9%77%22 min
1642812,595$79K$193K76%27%81%22 min
16430148$-666667K$622K84%59%100%9 min
164387,421$65K$147K76%17%83%27 min
164419,134$81K$224K85%23%87%29 min
164423,050$74K$201K88%22%85%29 min
164431,196$70K$163K84%21%79%24 min
164441,190$-666667K$-666667K–0%–11 min
164752,194$-666667K$-666667K–5%––
165012,022$16K$-666667K2%19%69%16 min
1650215,995$39K$93K39%20%88%19 min
1650315,753$32K$65K38%12%86%22 min
1650415,931$57K$116K72%26%92%20 min
1650515,270$73K$212K71%46%92%19 min
1650624,070$81K$237K69%39%92%18 min
165078,597$33K$66K34%22%88%19 min
1650814,958$56K$133K69%30%90%19 min
1650928,595$69K$221K69%38%91%18 min
1651024,198$66K$171K80%27%88%21 min
1651111,776$74K$172K74%34%91%21 min
16546929$-666667K$-666667K–0%–18 min
165631,607$-666667K$-666667K–77%–19 min

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

People.

269,052 residents in 110,587 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

21%
under 18
23%
aged 18–34
20%
aged 65 and over
33%
of households are people living alone
43%
of households are married couples

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

Homes.

120,111 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $177,000 (±$4,034).

68%
of households own their home
68%
of homes are detached single-family houses
11%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
5%
are mobile homes
8%
of housing units are vacant
$904
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%
2010–20195%
2000–20097%
1990–19999%
1980–19899%
1970–197915%
1960–196910%
1950–195914%
1940–19498%
1939 or earlier24%

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 ±$1,812.

$63,354
median household income
15.0%
of people live below the poverty line
5.4%
unemployment rate
30%
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.

21 min
average commute to work
6%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
85%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
4%
walk or bike
9%
work from home
10%
of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%
of households have a broadband subscription
8%
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, Pennsylvania, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

2005 Chrysler Sebring in Brilliant Silver Metallic, front left, 5-29-2021
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2005 Chrysler Sebring in Brilliant Silver Metallic, front left, 5-29-2021
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2005 Chrysler Sebring in Brilliant Silver Metallic, rear left, 5-29-2021
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2005 Chrysler Sebring in Brilliant Silver Metallic, rear left, 5-29-2021
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2022-06-05 10 20 10 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 97 (Perry Highway) at Robison Road in Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
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2022-06-05 10 20 10 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 97 (Perry Highway) at Robison Road in Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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