Cities / Pennsylvania / Erie

Erie, PA

93,850 people

Right Now

Weather

68°F

Light Rain

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, high 69°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Erie)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BUF

89 mi — Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Population & People

Population

93,850

Median age

34.8

Median household income

$46,113

Poverty rate

23.3%

Unemployment rate

7.1%

Bachelor's degree+

23.1%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$115,200

Median gross rent

$870/mo

Homeownership rate

54.14%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,212

HUD Fair Market Rent (Erie County, 1 mi from Erie), 2026. Efficiency $836, 1BR $945, 2BR $1212, 3BR $1499, 4BR $1683. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Pennsylvania commercial electricity

12.44¢/kWh

Pennsylvania industrial electricity

9.36¢/kWh

Pennsylvania residential electricity

19.3¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1056446.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

818787.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Pennsylvania

722.56

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, Pennsylvania-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BUF

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

89 mi away

CLE

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

104 mi away

PIT

Pittsburgh International Airport

113 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Pennsylvania energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Pennsylvania economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).