Erie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 103,725 people and 47 constituent neighborhoods, Erie is the fourth largest community in Pennsylvania. Erie has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Erie is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Erie is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Erie who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.87%), sales jobs (11.30%), and food service (7.43%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.34 minutes getting to work every day.

Erie Information and Demographics

The citizens of Erie are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.36% of adults in Erie having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Erie in 2000 was $14,972, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $59,888 for a family of four.

Erie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Erie home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Erie is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Erie include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Erie is English. Some people also speak Spanish.