Erie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 93,511 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Erie is the fifth largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Erie was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Erie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Erie is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Erie who work in office and administrative support (10.81%), food service (9.08%), and sales jobs (8.96%). One of the benefits of Erie is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.21 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Erie citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.40% of adults in Erie have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Erie in 2022 was $25,090, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,360 for a family of four. However, Erie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Erie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Erie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Erie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Erie include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Erie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
