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Erie Population 2024

Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, State of United States, located 100 miles northeast of Cleveland, Ohio, 90 miles southwest of Buffalo, New York, and 128 miles north of Pittsburgh. Erie population in 2024 is estimated to be 95,400, covers city area of 19.37 sq mi (50.16 sq km), ranks fifth largest city in Pennsylvania State, three-hundred-forty-ninth city in the United States. Erie population as per 2020 census is 94,831 compared to 2010 population of 101,786 with the increase number of -6,955 people and growth of -6.8 percent. Erie city is in Erie county, roughly equidistant from Buffalo and Cleveland.

Below is the Erie population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
2010101,724
2011101,506-0.21
2012101,287-0.22
2013100,533-0.74
201499,712-0.82
201599,024-0.69
201698,239-0.79
201797,313-0.94
201896,471-0.87
201995,343-1.17
202094,831-0.54
2021 *93,996-0.88
2022 *94,5750.61
2023 *95,3240.79
2024 *95,4000.08
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated


Erie Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Erie population is 95,537, out of these 46,433 are male, 49,104 are female, The sex ratio of Erie is 95. The median age of the Erie population is 37.1, Erie population by age are, under 18 years is 21,341, 16 years and over is 76,445, 18 years and over is 74,196, 21 years and over is 69,497, 65 years and over is 18,367. 48.6% are male, 51.4% are female, Population of Erie by age percent-wise is, 22.3% are under 18 years old, 80% are 16 years and over, 77.7% are 18 years and over, 72.7% are 21 years and over, 16.0% are 65 years and over. There are total 44,862 housing units, The voting population of Erie are 72,304, out of these 35,118 are male voters, 37,186 are female voters, 48.6% are male, 51.4% are female. Erie population in 2023 is estimated to be 94,755, population in 2022 is estimated to be 94,575, and in 2021 is estimated to be 93,996.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -55,1575.4%
5 - 95,6455.9%
10 - 146,8897.2%
15 - 197,0357.4%
20 - 246,8837.2%
25 - 3414,03114.7%
35 - 4411,96112.5%
45 - 5410,92611.4%
55 - 595,4525.7%
60 - 646,2896.6%
65 - 749,63810.1%
75 - 843,9244.1%
85 and over1,7071.8%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


Erie Population by Race

According to 2019 population of Erie by race are:

White Population

White population in Erie, Pennsylvania are 67,856, percentage wise 71.0 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Erie, Pennsylvania are 14,772, percentage wise 15.5 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Erie, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Erie are 2,168, percentage wise 2.3 percent are asians.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Erie, Pennsylvania are 9,147. Percentage wise 9.6 percent are hispanics, out of these 2,273 are Mexican people, 5,479 are Puerto Ricans, and 1,395 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race95,537Percent
White67,85671.0%
Black or African American14,77215.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native4050.4%
Asian Population2,1682.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander340.0%
Hispanic or Latino9,1479.6%
Mexican2,2732.4%
Puerto Rican5,4795.7%
Other Hispanic or Latino1,395
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Erie native population is 91,523, out of these 71,541 born in the Pennsylvania state and 16,565 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 4,014, out of these 2,052 are Naturalized US citizen, 801 are in Europe, 797 in Asia, 136 in Africa, 285 in Latin America and 33 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Erie are 1,962, out of these 37 are from Europe, 815 are from Asia, 44 from Africa, 1,030 are from Latin America and 36 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native91,523
Born in state of residence71,541
Born in other state in the United States16,565
Northeast4,240
Midwest5,426
South6,189
West710
Born outside the United States3,417
Puerto Rico2,643
U.S. Island Areas0
Born abroad of American parent(s)774
Foreign born
Born outside of United States4,014
Naturalized U.S. citizen2,052
Europe801
Asia797
Africa136
Oceania0
Latin America285
Northern America33
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen1,962
Europe37
Asia815
Africa44
Oceania0
Latin America1,030
Northern America36
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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