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Erie, PA
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Living in Erie



Erie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 93,511 people and 51 constituent neighborhoods, Erie is the fifth largest community in Pennsylvania. Erie has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Erie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.90 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Erie citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.19% of adults in Erie have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Erie in 2018 was $23,512, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,048 for a family of four. However, Erie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Erie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Erie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Erie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Erie include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Erie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.