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Language Spoken At Home in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 263,491 | 100% |
English only | 246,333 | 93.5% |
Language other than English | 17,158 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,825 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 5,767 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,719 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,910 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,748 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,766 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 772 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 1,715 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 586 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 280,181 | 100% |
American | 12,456 | 4.4% |
Arab | 777 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,768 | 0.6% |
Danish | 1,001 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 4,530 | 1.6% |
English | 24,069 | 8.6% |
French (except Basque) | 5,440 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 895 | 0.3% |
German | 86,557 | 30.9% |
Greek | 1,162 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 2,952 | 1.1% |
Irish | 51,152 | 18.3% |
Italian | 36,535 | 13.0% |
Lithuanian | 1,011 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 750 | 0.3% |
Polish | 34,556 | 12.3% |
Portuguese | 948 | 0.3% |
Russian | 4,085 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,758 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 4,508 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 4,934 | 1.8% |
Subsaharan African | 3,224 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 6,453 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 740 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 2,273 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 2,543 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 519 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 109,006 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 69,896 | 64.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,551 | 27.1% |
Married-couple family | 51,006 | 46.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,345 | 16.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,918 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,669 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 13,972 | 12.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,537 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 39,110 | 35.9% |
Householder living alone | 32,561 | 29.9% |
65 years and over | 11,944 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 32,524 | 29.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 28,523 | 26.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 267,692 | 100% |
Householder | 109,006 | 40.7% |
Spouse | 50,971 | 19.0% |
Child | 79,951 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 12,963 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 14,801 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 6,522 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 111,003 | 100% |
Never married | 39,913 | 36.0% |
Now married, except separated | 54,749 | 49.3% |
Separated | 2,294 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 3,504 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 10,543 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 117,418 | 100% |
Never married | 36,853 | 31.4% |
Now married, except separated | 52,735 | 44.9% |
Separated | 2,960 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 12,485 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 12,385 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,204 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,547 | 48.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,182 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,035 | 39.3% |
Less than 1 year | 410 | 7.9% |
1 or 2 years | 568 | 11.0% |
3 or 4 years | 340 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 717 | 13.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,035 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,224 | 60.1% |
Who are married | 1,595 | 78.4% |
School Enrollment in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 73,686 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,057 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 3,233 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,852 | 37.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 15,587 | 21.2% |
College or graduate school | 22,957 | 31.2% |
Educational Attainment in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 184,247 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,894 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,648 | 7.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 76,012 | 41.3% |
Some college, no degree | 31,248 | 17.0% |
Associate's degree | 13,862 | 7.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 28,086 | 15.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 16,497 | 9.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.2% |
Veteran Status in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 216,495 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 22,450 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 274,558 | 100% |
With a disability | 41,586 | 15.1% |
Under 18 years | 63,302 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,405 | 7.0% |
18 to 64 years | 172,297 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,419 | 13.0% |
65 years and over | 38,959 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,762 | 37.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 276,986 | 100% |
Same house | 235,809 | 85.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 40,088 | 14.5% |
Same county | 28,581 | 10.3% |
Different county | 11,507 | 4.2% |
Same state | 5,921 | 2.1% |
Different state | 5,586 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 1,089 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 280,181 | 100% |
Native | 268,870 | 96.0% |
Born in United States | 266,333 | 95.1% |
State of residence | 221,760 | 79.1% |
Different state | 44,573 | 15.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,537 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 11,311 | 4.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 11,311 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,564 | 49.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,747 | 50.8% |
Year of Entry in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 13,848 | 100% |
Native | 2,537 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 134 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,403 | 94.7% |
Foreign born | 11,311 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 678 | 6.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,633 | 94.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Erie
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 11,311 | 100% |
Europe | 4,698 | 41.5% |
Asia | 3,548 | 31.4% |
Africa | 1,028 | 9.1% |
Oceania | 68 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 1,599 | 14.1% |
Northern America | 370 | 3.3% |