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Erie County, New York
At a Glance
Population 954,236 County Seat Erie County Court Building State FIPS 36 County FIPS 029 Num Towns 37 Census-Designated Places 19 Total Town Population 641,699 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 951,232 Median Age 40.1 Veterans 47,489 Housing Units 438,630 Uninsured 2,775 Net Migration (recent) -10,517 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 22,574 Total Employees 417,244 Avg Annual Pay $66,971 Median Household Income $68,014 Poverty Rate 13.8% Unemployment Rate 4.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $78,365 Federal Spending FY2024 $8,425,838,919 Federal Spending Per Capita $8,830
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $197,400 Median Rent $984 FMR Studio $968 FMR 1BR $1,001 FMR 2BR $1,176 FMR 3BR $1,438 FMR 4BR $1,625
Health & Safety
Hospitals 370 EMS Stations 111 Fire Stations 111 Police Stations 111 Adult Smoking 17.6% Adult Obesity 34.9% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 31.5 Air Quality Good Days 234
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 24.43 Electric Customers 7420214 Towns with Broadband Data 37 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 37
Community
Churches 563 Libraries 50 Historic Places (NRHP) 281 Homeless Population 1,549 Schools 496 SNAP Stores 804 Bank Branches 167
Agriculture
Total Farms 11 Land in Farms (acres) 119,423 Avg Farm Size (acres) 10,856.6 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2023-03-15 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2022-12-26 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2022-11-20 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-20 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2019-12-19 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2014-12-22 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-28 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2009-09-01 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2006-10-24
Detailed Topics
Communities in Erie County
Buffalo — pop 278,349Cheektowaga — pop 76,829Tonawanda Town — pop 57,431West Seneca — pop 45,500Lackawanna — pop 19,949Eggertsville — pop 15,561Kenmore — pop 15,205Depew — pop 15,178Tonawanda — pop 15,129Lancaster — pop 10,027Hamburg — pop 9,696University at Buffalo — pop 6,798East Aurora — pop 5,998Harris Hill — pop 5,839Williamsville — pop 5,423Grandyle Village — pop 4,805Springville — pop 4,225Sloan — pop 3,775Highland-on-the-Lake — pop 3,765Lake Erie Beach — pop 3,467Eden — pop 3,346Wanakah — pop 3,137Orchard Park — pop 3,108Akron — pop 2,888Elma Center — pop 2,851Clarence — pop 2,733Clarence Center — pop 2,605Alden — pop 2,604Blasdell — pop 2,539North Boston — pop 2,529Town Line — pop 2,334Angola — pop 2,046Billington Heights — pop 1,748Angola on the Lake — pop 1,481North Collins — pop 1,247Holland — pop 1,173Farnham — pop 381
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
