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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Erie County is $28,512, which is lower than the state average of $32,829 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Erie County median household income is $51,050, which has grown by 32.37% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 35.25% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Erie County residents spend 20.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #22

Erie County	28,512 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Erie County	31,216 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Erie County	36,912 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Erie County	27,194 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #31

Erie County	51,050 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Erie County	67,277 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #46

Erie County	32.37%
New York	35.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Erie County		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.30%	$8,850, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.88%	$17,974, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.97%	$3,829, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.64%	$21,614, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Erie County	66,407 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Erie County	82,754 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Erie County	New York	U.S.
White	$56,887, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Black	$25,694, see rank	$41,598	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,522, see rank	$40,814	$42,396
Asian	$46,610, see rank	$62,420	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,683, see rank	$36,669	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$60,104, see rank	$42,240	$53,370
One Race, Other	$21,551, see rank	$36,694	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,100, see rank	$49,102	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Erie County	New York	U.S.
less than 25	$24,078, see rank	$27,968	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,001, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,811, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$34,816, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Erie County	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	751,251, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	358,671, 47.74%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	242,033, 67.48%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	319, 0.09%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	241,714, 67.39%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	221,033, 91.44%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20,681, 8.56%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	116,638, 32.52%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	392,580, 52.26%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	233,398, 59.45%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	52, 0.01%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	233,346, 59.44%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	216,294, 92.69%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,052, 7.31%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	159,182, 40.55%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Erie County	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	427,717, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	347,739, 81.30%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	34,441, 8.05%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	15,960, 3.73%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	12,771, 2.99%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	6,161, 1.44%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10,645, 2.49%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Erie County	20.6 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Erie County	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	437,327	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	221,033, 50.54%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74,366, 33.64%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	37,722, 17.07%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43,992, 19.90%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	434, 0.20%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13,794, 6.24%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38,967, 17.63%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	216,294, 49.46%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	91,251, 42.19%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	42,566, 19.68%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	70,759, 32.71%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	214, 0.10%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	534, 0.25%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,663, 4.93%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Erie County	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	437,327, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,868, 0.43%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	18,173, 4.16%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	46,673, 10.67%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12,236, 2.80%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	50,847, 11.63%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19,979, 4.57%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	7,029, 1.61%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	33,445, 7.65%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	42,639, 9.75%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	124,916, 28.56%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	40,837, 9.34%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	20,284, 4.64%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,401, 4.21%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Erie County	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	131,644	14.72%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	25,078	10.85%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.