People QuickFacts Erie Pennsylvania Population, 2011 estimate 101,807 12,742,886 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 101,786 12,702,379 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.0% 0.3% Population, 2010 101,786 12,702,379 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.9% 22.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.9% 15.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.7% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 75.0% 81.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 16.8% 10.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.5% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.9% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 6.9% 5.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 71.8% 79.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 79.0% 87.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 5.7% 5.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 9.4% 9.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 85.4% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 19.5% 26.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.8 25.5  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 55.3% 71.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 39.6% 20.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $82,400 $159,300 Households, 2006-2010 40,124 4,940,581 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.39 2.47 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $18,242 $27,049 Median household income 2006-2010 $32,218 $50,398 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 25.0% 12.4%     Business QuickFacts Erie Pennsylvania Total number of firms, 2007 6,245 981,501 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.5% 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6% 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.5% 27.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,595,300 234,840,418 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 645,976 142,859,202 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 945,913 166,842,778 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,118 $13,323 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 122,693 19,625,449     Geography QuickFacts Erie Pennsylvania Land area in square miles, 2010 19.08 44,742.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 5,334.4 283.9 FIPS Code 24000 42 Counties Erie County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts