Erie County, OH
Demographic and economic profile of Erie County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Erie County, OH is a small lake-shore county of 74,938 residents with a median age of 45.3 years and a labor force participation rate of 61.6%, reflecting an older workforce; 27.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $39,512. Housing costs are modest, with a median home value of $183,900 and median gross rent of $882 per month, against a median household income of $71,993. The county has seen a slight population decline of 0.3% over five years, carries a 6.1% unemployment rate, and posts a GDP per capita of $54,431, modestly above median worker earnings.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.3% since 2018
Erie County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone60,237 (80.8%)
- Black or African American Alone6,235 (8.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race3,110 (4.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,578 (3.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,715 (2.3%)
- Asian Alone646 (0.9%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,119
- 2.Other Indo-European369
- 3.German or other West Germanic249
- 4.Vietnamese136
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island129
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,689
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,623
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,667
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)3,972
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,266
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,891
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,370
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,568
- 4.Service Occupations6,511
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,704
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.77×)6,298
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.30×)4,062
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.13×)642
- 4.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)1,778
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)8,790
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.