Demographics of Erie County, Ohio

Erie County, Ohio had 73,296 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,175 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Erie County, in four figures

73,296
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.9%
Change since July 2020: −2,175 people.; 45.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,993 ±$3,166
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Erie County, Ohio's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Erie County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Erie County, Ohio's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Erie County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	75,471	100.0	100.0
2021	74,762	99.1	100.2
2022	74,316	98.5	100.7
2023	73,786	97.8	101.6
2024	73,645	97.6	102.5
2025	73,296	97.1	103.1

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Population of Erie County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	75,471	−145	−109	0	−48
2021	74,762	−709	−534	+10	−236
2022	74,316	−446	−427	+64	−28
2023	73,786	−530	−392	+126	−252
2024	73,645	−141	−369	+253	−14
2025	73,296	−349	−363	+150	−135

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±0.3: for men 43.9 ±0.5 and for women 46.8 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Erie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	3,609 ±84	4.8% ±0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,883 ±525	14.6% ±0.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,067 ±536	8.1% ±0.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,525 ±629	22.2% ±0.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,814 ±730	26.6% ±1.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,683 ±785	23.7% ±1.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,993 ±$3,166, and income per person $40,578 ±$1,847, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Erie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	5,459 ±596	16.8% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,850 ±614	18.0% ±1.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,652 ±483	17.4% ±1.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,548 ±498	14.0% ±1.5	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,237 ±678	19.2% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,532 ±368	7.8% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,204 ±392	6.8% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Erie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	9,494 ±960	13.0% ±1.3	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,001 ±414	21.0% ±2.7	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,106 ±603	11.3% ±1.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,387 ±348	10.5% ±1.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Erie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Erie County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	38,534 ±86	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±1.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±1.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.9% ±1.7	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.1% ±2.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$199,700 ±$6,490	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$933 ±$23	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Erie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,410 ±0	4.6% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	59,349 ±651	79.6% ±0.9	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,144 ±378	8.2% ±0.5	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	646 ±246	0.9% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	11 to 81	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,142 ±496	1.5% ±0.7	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,833 ±670	5.1% ±0.9	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Erie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	59,559 ±1,057	79.9% ±1.4	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,981 ±1,017	17.4% ±1.4	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	446 ±183	0.6% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,595 ±436	2.1% ±0.6	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	505 ±167	0.7% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,090 ±480	1.5% ±0.6	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Erie County among the counties of Ohio

35th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Erie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tuscarawas County	92,373	−0.9%
Muskingum County	87,014	+0.7%
Ross County	76,429	−0.8%
Hancock County	75,034	+0.1%
Union County	73,446	+16.5%
Erie County	73,296	−2.9%
Scioto County	71,365	−3.4%
Marion County	65,115	−0.4%
Belmont County	64,434	−2.8%
Knox County	64,002	+1.9%
Jefferson County	63,597	−2.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Counties in Ohio by median age
No. 12 Counties in Ohio by per capita income
No. 14 Counties in Ohio by median household income
No. 19 Counties in Ohio by median rent
No. 20 Counties in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 20 Counties in Ohio by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026