Erie County, Pennsylvania
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: P.O. Box 90, Harrisburg
Population:
- Total Population: 280,843
- Males: 136,704
- Females: 144,139
Ethnicity:
- White: 252,079
- Black/African American: 16,746
- Hispanic: 6,165
- Native American/Eskimo: 416
- Asian: 1,745
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 58
- Other: 312
- 2 or more: 3,322
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (248,150)
- Spanish (5,480)
- Polish (1,430)
- Italian (1,215)
- German (1,160)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 7,706
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (749)
- Germany (546)
- Italy (496)
- Russia (439)
- Canada (433)
- Ukraine (371)
- Mexico (366)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (103,333)
- United Methodist Church, The (16,084)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (12,395)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (7,160)
- Assemblies of God (4,674)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Minority Health Education Delivery: 325 West 26th Street, Erie - (814) 453-6229
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 79,856
- Sensory: 8,704
- Physical: 20,737
- Mental: 13,019
- Self-care: 6,311
- Go outside home: 14,190
- Employment: 16,139
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,784
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 106,507
- Utility gas: 89,792
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,623
- Electricity: 6,963
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 3,549
- Coal or Coke: 40
- Wood: 1,712
- Solar Energy: 10
- Other fuel: 745
- No fuel used: 73
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 206,237
- No vehicle: 20,497
- 1 or more vehicle: 185,740
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,075
- No High School: 6,369
- Some High School: 20,204
- High School: 75,150
- Some College: 29,948
- Associate's Degree: 9,770
- College Degree: 23,829
- Master's Degree: 9,575
- Professional Degree: 2,897
- Doctoral Degree: 1,289
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 106,507
- Owners with phone: 73,155
- Owners without phone: 553
- Renters with phone: 31,349
- Renters without phone: 1,450
10 closest counties:
- Crawford County, Pennsylvania
- Venango County, Pennsylvania
- Chautauqua County, New York
- Ashtabula County, Ohio
- Mercer County, Pennsylvania
- Warren County, Pennsylvania
- Forest County, Pennsylvania
- Trumbull County, Ohio
- Clarion County, Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
16401, 16407, 16410, 16411, 16412, 16413, 16415, 16417, 16421, 16423, 16426, 16427, 16428, 16430, 16438, 16441, 16442, 16443, 16444, 16475, 16501, 16502, 16503, 16504, 16505, 16506, 16507, 16508, 16509, 16510, 16511, 16512, 16514, 16515, 16522, 16530, 16531, 16532, 16533, 16534, 16538, 16541, 16544, 16546, 16550, 16553, 16554, 16563, 16565
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WICU-TV (204 TV) ERIE, PA
- WQLN (710 TV) ERIE, PA
- WMCE (88.5 FM) ERIE, PA
- WFSE (88.9 FM) EDINBORO, PA
- WERG (90.5 FM) ERIE, PA
- WQLN-FM (91.3 FM) ERIE, PA
- WFGO (94.7 FM) ERIE, PA
- WRKT (100.9 FM) ERIE, PA
- WQHZ (102.3 FM) ERIE, PA
- WRTS (103.7 FM) NORTH EAST, PA
- WCTL (106.3 FM) WATERFORD, PA
- WFNN (1330 AM) ERIE, PA
- WWCB (1370 AM) CORRY, PA
- WJET (1400 AM) ERIE, PA
- WPSE (1450 AM) ERIE, PA
- WYNE (1530 AM) CORRY, PA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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