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People QuickFacts | Erie County | Pennsylvania
Population, 2013 estimate | 280,294 | 12,773,801
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 280,566 | 12,702,379
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -0.1% | 0.6%
Population, 2010 | 280,566 | 12,702,379
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 5.8% | 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 21.9% | 21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 15.4% | 16.4%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 50.7% | 51.1%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 88.8% | 83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 7.5% | 11.5%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.3% | 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 2.1% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 3.7% | 6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 85.9% | 78.4%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 85.1% | 87.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 4.0% | 5.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 6.5% | 10.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 89.9% | 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 24.2% | 27.0%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 22,450 | 981,865
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 18.8 | 25.8
Housing units, 2013 | 119,241 | 5,565,157
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 67.9% | 70.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 25.1% | 20.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $115,400 | $164,900
Households, 2008-2012 | 109,006 | 4,959,633
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.46 | 2.47
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $23,974 | $28,190
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $45,249 | $52,267
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 16.1% | 13.1%
Business QuickFacts | Erie County | Pennsylvania
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 6,239 | 296,872
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 115,988 | 5,169,196
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 1.5% | 1.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 13,799 | 774,209
Total number of firms, 2007 | 19,610 | 981,501
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.2% | 4.6%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 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 | 1.2% | 2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.5% | 27.0%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 6,890,810 | 234,840,418
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,157,206 | 142,859,202
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,428,421 | 166,842,778
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,253 | $13,323
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 428,110 | 19,625,449
Building permits, 2012 | 488 | 18,796
Geography QuickFacts | Erie County | Pennsylvania
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 799.15 | 44,742.70
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 351.1 | 283.9
FIPS Code | 49 | 42
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Erie, PA Metro Area
(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