ERIE COUNTY POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Erie County
      Total population968,532
SEX
   Male461,204
   Female507,328
AGE
   Under 5 years66,512
   5 to 17 years158,955
   18 to 20 years44,133
   21 to 24 years59,608
   25 to 44 years298,564
   45 to 54 years97,321
   55 to 59 years45,993
   60 to 64 years50,363
   65 to 74 years87,265
   75 to 84 years46,150
   85 years and over13,668
   Median age34.7
Under 18 years225,467
   Percent of total population23.3
65 years and over147,083
   Percent of total population15.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households376,994
   Family households (families)254,472
      Married-couple families192,646
         Percent of total households51.1
      Other family, male householder11,858
      Other family, female householder49,968
   Nonfamily households122,522
         Percent of total households32.5
      Householder living alone105,083
         Householder 65 years and over45,370
   Persons living in households944,115
   Persons per household2.50
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters24,417
      Institutionalized persons13,138
      Other persons in group quarters11,279
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White831,903
   Black109,852
      Percent of total population11.3
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut5,600
      Percent of total population0.6
   Asian or Pacific Islander10,220
      Percent of total population1.1
   Other race10,957
   Hispanic origin (of any race)22,249
      Percent of total population2.3
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Erie County
      Total housing units402,131
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units376,994
      Owner occupied240,179
         Percent owner occupied63.7
      Renter occupied136,815
   Vacant housing units25,137
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use1,688
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)0.8
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)6.6
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.73
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.10
   Units with over 1 person per room5,464
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached214,265
   1-unit, attached10,887
   2 to 4 units122,865
   5 to 9 units17,733
   10 or more units25,762
   Mobile home, trailer, other10,619
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units182,895
      Less than $50,00033,674
      $50,000 to $99,000108,952
      $100,000 to $149,00027,433
      $150,000 to $199,9997,599
      $200,000 to $299,9993,904
      $300,000 or more1,333
      Median (dollars)74,000
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent131,191
      Less than $25047,447
      $250 to $49976,441
      $500 to $7496,490
      $750 to $999552
      $1,000 or more261
      Median (dollars)292
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units376,994
      White326,335
      Black42,585
         Percent of occupied units11.3
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut1,904
         Percent of occupied units0.5
      Asian or Pacific Islander2,849
         Percent of occupied units0.8
      Other race3,321
      Hispanic origin (of any race)6,873
         Percent of occupied units1.8

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