Erie County, PA Population

Overview

271,903

Total Population

39.9

Median age

50.34%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12,408

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Erie County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Erie County is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Erie County's population under 18 was 21.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Erie County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Erie County, 17.55% were under the age of 15, 20.03% aged 15 to 29, 44.36% aged 30 to 64, 15.74% aged 65 to 84, and 2.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,841 more females than males in Erie County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.34% females and 49.66% males in Erie County, PA.
The Erie County, PA gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 9,868.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 9,764.

Erie County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Erie County population: 84.76% are White, 6.95% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.87% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.43% are some other race and 4.79% are multiracial.
Erie County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 12,408 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 259,495 (95.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Erie County is White with a population of 230,458 (84.76% of the total population).

Erie County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 281,416 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Erie County's population increased by 14 (0.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Erie County's population decreased by 10,270 (3.66%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Erie County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 267,689.