| | People QuickFacts | Erie County | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 280,985 | 12,742,886 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 280,566 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 280,566 | 12,702,379 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.4% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.6% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.8% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 89.2% | 83.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 7.4% | 11.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.2% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.0% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.5% | 5.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 86.5% | 79.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 83.9% | 87.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.8% | 5.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.1% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.0% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 23.3% | 26.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 24,117 | 1,034,976 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.6 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 119,391 | 5,579,275 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 69.2% | 71.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 25.0% | 20.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $111,300 | $159,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 108,252 | 4,940,581 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.46 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,644 | $27,049 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $43,595 | $50,398 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.6% | 12.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Erie County | Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 6,287 | 297,0231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 111,677 | 4,976,1931 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -8.8 | -2.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 14,004 | 762,405 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 19,610 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.2% | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.5% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 6,890,810 | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,157,206 | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,428,421 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,253 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 428,110 | 19,625,449 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 311 | 14,967 |