Erie County Population Statistics

(Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing--STF 3-A CD-ROM)

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population968,532
Urban population858,538
    Percent of total population88.6
Rural population109,994
    Percent of total population11.4
  Farm population2,245
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school247,150
Preprimary school20,211
Elementary or high school149,907
  Percent in private school14.7
College77,032
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over640,137
Less than 9th grade54,513
9th to 12th grade, no diploma96,489
High school graduate202,981
Some college, no degree104,781
Associates degree53,275
Bachelor's degree76,619
Graduate or professional degree51,479
 
Percent high school graduate or higher76.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher20.0
 
RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over901,881
Lived in same house559,621
Lived in different house in U.S332,697
  Same State297,678
    Same county260,654
    Different county37,024
  Different State35,019
Lived abroad9,563
 
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years613,311
With a mobility or self-care limitation27,563
  With a mobility limitation14,177
  With a self-care limitation19,926
With a work disability49,231
    In labor force17,304
  Prevented from working26,996
      Persons 65 years and over140,052
With a mobility or self-care limitation28,428
  With a mobility limitation21,787
  With a self-care limitation17,305
 
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years238
Women 25 to 34 years1,206
Women 35 to 44 years1,875
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over116,117
  65 years and over33,383
 
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population925,582
    Percent born in state of residence85.1
Foreign-born population42,950
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 19909,470
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over901,881
Speak a language other than English83,907
    Do not speak English 'very well'27,578
  Speak Spanish18,298
    Do not speak English 'very well'7,307
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language5,620
    Do not speak English 'very well'2,687
 
ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported1,256,545
Arab4,995
Austrian3,952
Belgian420
Canadian4,491
Czech2,552
Danish2,001
Dutch11,799
English91,929
Finnish828
French (except Basque)31,379
French Canadian6,447
German314,452
Greek3,904
Hungarian11,504
Irish174,363
Italian149,003
Lithuanian2,298
Norwegian2,741
Polish198,878
Portuguese561
Romanian1,053
Russian8,969
Scotch-Irish9,810
Scottish18,151
Slovak5,541
Subsaharan African1,161
Swedish9,578
Swiss2,361
Ukrainian8,091
United States or American13,242
Welsh5,794
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)1,813
Yugoslavian2,156
Other ancestries150,328
LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over766,698
In labor force476,256
      Percent in labor force62.1
  Civilian labor force475,366
    Employed442,126
    Unemployed33,240
      Percent unemployed7.0
  Armed Forces890
Not in labor force290,442
 
      Males 16 years and over357,231
In labor force253,991
      Percent in labor force71.1
  Civilian labor force253,261
    Employed233,726
    Unemployed19,535
      Percent unemployed7.7
  Armed Forces730
Not in labor force103,240
 
      Females 16 years and over409,467
In labor force222,265
      Percent in labor force54.3
  Civilian labor force222,105
    Employed208,400
    Unemployed13,705
      Percent unemployed6.2
  Armed Forces160
Not in labor force187,202
 
      Females 16 years and over409,467
With own children under 6 years55,576
  Percent in labor force57.5
With own children 6 to 17 years only58,672
  Percent in labor force73.7
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies.79,053
All parents present in household in labor force42,861
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies140,746
All parents present in household in labor force93,484
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years52,256
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate4,170
  Employed or in Armed Forces1,408
  Unemployed754
  Not in labor force2,008
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over432,883
Percent drove alone76.3
Percent in carpools11.4
Percent using public transportation5.4
Percent using other means0.7
Percent walked or worked at home6.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.7
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over442,126
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations50,321
Professional specialty occupations68,512
Technicians and related support occupations16,025
Sales occupations56,253
Administrative support occupations, including clerical75,708
Private household occupations924
Protective service occupations9,428
Service occupations, except protective and household53,481
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations3,652
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations46,077
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors27,901
Transportation and material moving occupations16,809
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers17,035
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over442,126
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries3,863
Mining344
Construction20,773
Manufacturing, nondurable goods29,155
Manufacturing, durable goods47,220
Transportation19,849
Communications and other public utilities10,299
Wholesale trade20,002
Retail trade82,163
Finance, insurance, and real estate31,241
Business and repair services18,295
Personal services10,682
Entertainment, and recreation services5,098
Health services49,400
Educational services42,986
Other professional and related services31,303
Public administration19,453
 
CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over442,126
Private wage and salary workers345,433
Government workers75,557
  Local government workers39,828
  State government workers25,087
  Federal government workers10,642
Self-employed workers19,984
Unpaid family workers1,152
INCOME IN 1989
  Households376,019
Less than $5,00023,342
$5,000 to $9,99943,539
$10,000 to $14,99934,995
$15,000 to $24,99966,810
$25,000 to $34,99959,775
$35,000 to $49,99968,337
$50,000 to $74,99952,751
$75,000 to $99,99915,614
$100,000 to $149,9997,119
$150,000 or more3,737
Median household income (dollars)28,005
 
  Families255,697
Less than $5,00010,005
$5,000 to $9,99914,157
$10,000 to $14,99916,789
$15,000 to $24,99942,098
$25,000 to $34,99944,517
$35,000 to $49,99957,027
$50,000 to $74,99947,204
$75,000 to $99,99914,161
$100,000 to $149,9996,394
$150,000 or more3,345
Median family income (dollars)35,061
 
  Nonfamily households120,322
Less than $5,00014,136
$5,000 to $9,99930,123
$10,000 to $14,99918,551
$15,000 to $24,99924,902
$25,000 to $34,99914,966
$35,000 to $49,99910,716
$50,000 to $74,9994,730
$75,000 to $99,9991,204
$100,000 to $149,999635
$150,000 or more359
Median nonfamily household income (dollars)14,151
 
Per capita income (dollars)13,560
 
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households376,019
With wage and salary income273,455
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars)35,266
With nonfarm self-employment income32,334
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars)19,150
With farm self-employment income2,298
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)8,099
With Social Security income119,986
  Mean Social Security income (dollars)8,239
With public assistance income35,120
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,234
With retirement income76,023
  Mean retirement income (dollars)7,334
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined944,942
    Below poverty level115,613
 
Persons 18 years and over721,379
    Below poverty level74,963
  Persons 65 years and over140,052
    Below poverty level14,640
 
Related children under 18 years222,718
    Below poverty level39,991
  Related children under 5 years65,924
    Below poverty level14,335
  Related children 5 to 17 years156,794
    Below poverty level25,656
 
Unrelated individuals152,943
    Below poverty level38,729
 
  All families255,697
    Below poverty level23,957
With related children under 18 years120,554
    Below poverty level19,343
  With related children under 5 years51,421
    Below poverty level10,413
 
  Female householder families47,903
    Below poverty level15,884
With related children under 18 years28,544
    Below poverty level14,401
  With related children under 5 years11,238
    Below poverty level7,667
 
       Percent below poverty level:
 
All persons12.2
  Persons 18 years and over10.4
    Persons 65 years and over10.5
  Related children under 18 years18.0
    Related children under 5 years21.7
    Related children 5 to 17 years16.4
  Unrelated individuals25.3
 
All families9.4
  With related children under 18 years16.0
    With related children under 5 years20.3
 
Female householder families33.2
  With related children under 18 years50.5
    With related children under 5 years68.2
      Total housing units402,131
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 19904,638
1985 to 198812,072
1980 to 198410,390
1970 to 197944,991
1960 to 196951,489
1950 to 195975,189
1940 to 194950,986
1939 or earlier152,376
 
BEDROOMS
No bedroom4,068
1 bedroom35,721
2 bedrooms109,128
3 bedrooms179,667
4 bedrooms59,964
5 or more bedrooms13,583
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities1,588
Lacking complete kitchen facilities2,790
Condominium housing units6,033
 
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company384,791
Individual drilled well13,877
Individual dug well2,603
Some other source860
 
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer366,140
Septic tank or cesspool34,856
Other means1,135
 
      Occupied housing units376,994
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas338,150
Bottled, tank, or LP gas3,495
Electricity18,267
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc11,539
Coal or coke85
Wood3,905
Solar energy21
Other fuel1,099
No fuel used433
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 199059,080
1985 to 198897,377
1980 to 198450,113
1970 to 197971,233
1960 to 196944,738
1959 or earlier54,453
 
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit14,996
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units376,994
None64,173
1140,250
2126,749
3 or more45,822
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units185,074
  With a mortgage114,103
    Less than $3002,300
    $300 to $49924,631
    $500 to $69933,056
    $700 to $99932,920
    $1,000 to $1,49915,386
    $1,500 to $1,9993,668
    $2,000 or more2,142
    Median (dollars)682
  Not mortgaged70,971
    Less than $100316
    $100 to $19910,982
    $200 to $29932,305
    $300 to $39919,597
    $400 or more7,771
    Median (dollars)276
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units185,074
  Less than 20 percent110,087
  20 to 24 percent25,831
  25 to 29 percent17,756
  30 to 34 percent10,304
  35 percent or more20,255
  Not computed841
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units135,582
  Less than $20010,811
  $200 to $29922,359
  $300 to $49975,150
  $500 to $74921,318
  $750 to $9991,751
  $1,000 or more580
  No cash rent3,613
  Median (dollars)384
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units135,582
  Less than 20 percent39,411
  20 to 24 percent16,076
  25 to 29 percent13,391
  30 to 34 percent9,461
  35 percent or more51,115
  Not computed6,128

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