Metropolitan Area Residents (MSA)
1980: 1,243,000
1990: 1,189,340
2000: 1,170,111
Percent change, 1990-2000: -1.6%
U.S. rank in 1990: 33rd
U.S. rank in 2000: 42nd
City Residents
1980: 357,870
1990: 328,175
2000: 292,648
2004 estimate: 282,864
Percent change, 1990-2000: -10.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 39th
U.S. rank in 1990: 50th (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 69th (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 7,205.8 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 159,300
Black or African American: 108,951
American Indian and Alaskan Native: 2,250
Asian: 4,093
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 120
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 22,076
Other: 10,755
Percent of residents born in state: 77.4% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 20,768
Population 5 to 9 years old: 22,773
Population 10 to 14 years old: 21,466
Population 15 to 19 years old: 20,948
Population 20 to 24 years old: 24,031
Population 25 to 34 years old: 42,150
Population 35 to 44 years old: 43,741
Population 45 to 54 years old: 35,097
Population 55 to 59 years old: 11,976
Population 60 to 64 years old: 10,371
Population 65 to 74 years old: 19,803
Population 75 to 84 years old: 14,516
Population 85 years and over: 5,008
Median age: 33.6
Births (2002, Erie County)
Total number: 10,667
Deaths (2002, Erie County)
Total number: 10,010 (of which, 87 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $14,991
Median household income: $24,536
Total households: 122,720
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 26,041
$10,000 to $14,999: 13,848
$15,000 to $24,999: 22,274
$25,000 to $34,999: 17,005
$35,000 to $49,999: 17,022
$50,000 to $74,999: 15,090
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,319
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,314
$150,000 to $199,999: 729
$200,000 or more: 1,030
Percent of families below poverty level: 23% (35% of which were female householder families with children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 19,017