Population

91,838

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$115,200

Owner-occupied units

Erie, PA

Pennsylvania · 42.117° N, 80.074° W · 19 sq mi

Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, with a population of 91,838 and about 4,800 residents per square mile. The median household earns $46,113 a year, and the median home is worth $115,200.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

19 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,800

People per square mile

Rank by population

#401

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#658

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$46,113

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$870

Per month

Homeownership

54.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

18.3 min

One way

People

Median age

34.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

23.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

7.9%

Households

39,848

2.2 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 29.7^%

Manufacturing 14^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.8^%

Retail trade 11.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Pennsylvania

Name

Jeff Yass

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$59B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Haverford

Source of wealth

Trading, investments

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Pennsylvania · private sector

Employer

UPMC

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Pennsylvania

Company

Cencora

Revenue

$294.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Conshohocken

Ticker

COR

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Pennsylvania

State bird

Ruffed Grouse

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Harrisburg

Nickname

The Keystone State

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