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16502

Erie, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
15,995
Median household income
$38,566
People below poverty
29.9%
Median home value
$93,000

Income

The median income of households in 16502 was $38,566. An estimated 7.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.4
$10,000 to $14,999 6.9
$15,000 to $24,999 19.2
$25,000 to $34,999 12.2
$35,000 to $49,999 14.8
$50,000 to $74,999 16.7
$75,000 to $99,999 10.4
$100,000 to $149,999 8
$150,000 to $199,999 2.3
$200,000 or more 2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43375
Female 43048

An estimated 76.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 32% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,341. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.6
Social Security 32
Retirement income 19
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.4
Cash public assistance income 8.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 29.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 47.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 26.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 29.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 47.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 26.7

In 2020-2024, 33.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 16502 in 2020-2024, 93.8% had health insurance coverage and 6.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 44.7% and public coverage was 59.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.6%.


In 2020-2024, 16502 had a total population of 15,995 - 8,075 (50.5%) females and 7,920 (49.5%) males. The median age was 33 years. An estimated 21.5% of the population was under 18 years, 40.5% was 19 to 44 years, 19.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 16502 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 395 369
5 to 9 536 385
10 to 14 629 354
15 to 19 672 527
20 to 24 819 901
25 to 29 645 982
30 to 34 505 717
35 to 39 358 707
40 to 44 514 328
45 to 49 303 264
50 to 54 498 303
55 to 59 486 395
60 to 64 509 383
65 to 69 416 416
70 to 74 304 432
75 to 79 210 280
80 to 84 43 85
85 and over 78 247

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 67.1% were White; 11.9% were Black or African American; 4.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.3% were Asian; 4.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.8% of the people in 16502 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 65.6% of the people in 16502 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,077 households in 16502. The average household size was 2.18 people.

Married-couple households made up 19.9% of the households in 16502 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.7% of all households, while 30.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.4% of all households.

In 16502, 25.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 19.9
Cohabiting Couples 11.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 24.2% of males and 23.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 59.9 48.5
Now married, except separated 24.2 23.1
Separated 2.5 8.2
Widowed 2.4 6.4
Divorced 10.9 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 16502, 391 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 17.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.8% of the people living in 16502 were U.S. natives. 74.3% of the 16502 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.2% of 16502 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 49.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 16502 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 16502.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 31.1
Asia 42.7
Europe 6.8
Africa 19.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 16502 in 2020-2024, 10.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6% of people at least five years old; 3.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6
Other Indo-European languages 2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 77.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 16502 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 77.1
Different house, same county 17.1
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 3.5
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 16502 was 3,484 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 188 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,111. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,185.

Educational Attainment of People in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.2
High school diploma or equivalency 37.6
Some college, no degree 22.3
Associate's degree 11.4
Bachelor's degree 13.3
Graduate or professional degree 6.1

Disability

In 16502, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14.2% of people under 18 years old, to 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 16502, 53.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,064 85.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 660 9.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 305 4.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 16502 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 2.7
Manufacturing 13.5
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 2.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 16502 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,304 32.6
Service occupations 1,908 27
Sales and office occupations 1,123 15.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 328 4.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,396 19.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 60.9% of 16502 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 60.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 6.7
Walked 11.6
Other means 4.6
Worked from home 7.3

In 2020-2024, 16502 had a total of 7,963 housing units. Of these housing units, 48.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 51.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 48.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 51.3
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 59.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 16502 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 46.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 16502 had 7,077 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 886 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 39.4% while renters occupied 60.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.17 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.19.

7.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 26.5% and another 4.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 16502:

House Heating Fuel Used in 16502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.4
Electricity 12.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.8
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 16502 was $93,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 47.7 % had a mortgage. 52.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,030 and for owners without a mortgage it was $483.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 16502 was $851. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.