What is the population of Erie County, Ohio?

The population of Erie County, Ohio is 73,489, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Erie County, Ohio?

The median household income in Erie County, Ohio is $68,726, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Erie County, Ohio is $235,650, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Erie County, Ohio is 6.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education D

Metric	Erie County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Population	73,489	11,704,233	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	117.5	261.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.16%	0.22%	0.57%
Median age	45.3	38.4	37.1
Households	32,118	4,820,926	128,459,983

Year	Erie County

Group	Share

Erie County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Erie County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$68,726	$69,785	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.15%	4.66%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	Erie County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$235,650	$130,696	$242,182
Median rent	$881	$987	$1,342
Homeownership rate	71.1%	67.0%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Erie County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.1	21.2	22.5
Work from home	5.4%	11.5%	13.4%

Erie County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Erie County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	28.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.38	2.54

Erie County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Erie County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.6	77.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	17.2%	17.2%	16.3%
Smokers	21.7%	24.3%	19.0%