Household Types in the Erie Area, Pennsylvania (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Erie Area
Erie Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family245.465119%48.034142%45.465119%45.5%50,03350.0k13.151653%11.943581%13.151653%13.2%14,47314.5k4.557144%4.424187%4.557144%4.6%5,01530.037166%29.571826%30.037166%30.0%33,05533.1k6.788917%6.026265%6.788917%6.8%7,471
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Erie Area
Erie Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads59.728318%67.536265%59.728318%59.7%17,14817.1k30.790665%24.415691%30.790665%30.8%8,8409.481017%8.048043%9.481017%9.5%2,722

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Erie Area
Erie Area
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.088853%25.603611%26.088853%26.1%28,71028.7k73.628541%74.187216%73.628541%73.6%81,02681.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Erie Area
Erie Area
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Hispanic5Other3Black3-2.472527%-5.769231%-21.245421%-11.172161%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-40.659341%41%59.340659%61.737928%59.340659%59%1,092-11.166876%-4.182013%-30.206014%-6.785526%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-52.340430%52%47.659570%51.551298%47.659570%48%98,82898.8k-33.761468%-2.568807%-21.743119%-5.596330%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-63.669725%64%36.330275%35.590131%36.330275%36%1,090-30.753425%-4.246575%-27.671233%-3.698630%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-66.369863%66%33.630137%39.601521%33.630137%34%1,460-31.084071%-8.628319%-23.893805%-4.203540%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-67.809735%68%32.190265%32.309803%32.190265%32%904-34.647085%-9.755732%-31.679904%-7.343024%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-83.425746%83%16.574254%22.065543%16.574254%17%6,673
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Erie Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
28%38%47%56%66%75%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.1%12.2%16.2%20.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.7%9.7%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16%22%27%32%37%43%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.3%14.0%18.6%23.3%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17.0%21.6%26.0%30.5%35.0%39.5%
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Household Types by Place in the Erie Area

There are 21 places in the Erie Area. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, the Erie Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Erie Area.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Erie Area, selected places in the Erie Area, and entities that contain the Erie Area
0%20%40%60%Count#ElginPlateaCranesvilleWattsburgMill VillageAvoniaFairviewNW HarborcreekLawrence ParkGirardLake CityUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticCorryUnion CityErie AreaAlbionWaterfordWesleyvilleMcKeanNorth EastErieEdinboro75.000000%75.000000%75%42164.189189%64.189189%64%95262.149533%62.149533%62%133360.540541%60.540541%61%112460.365854%60.365854%60%99559.731544%59.731544%60%267659.375000%59.375000%59%570757.897680%57.897680%58%2,071852.694611%52.694611%53%792950.839329%50.839329%51%6361048.813869%48.813869%49%5351148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.677342%46.677342%47%1,1661246.153846%46.153846%46%6001345.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k44.512195%44.512195%45%2921444.444444%44.444444%44%2641544.386617%44.386617%44%5971642.364532%42.364532%42%861736.805953%36.805953%37%6431832.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k1928.698920%28.698920%29%61120
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Erie Area

There is 1 county in the Erie Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Erie Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Erie Area.

Married by County#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Erie Area, selected counties in the Erie Area, and entities that contain the Erie Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticErie AreaErie48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k45.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k1
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Erie Area

There are 39 county subdivisions in the Erie Area. This section compares all 39 of those to each other, the Erie Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Erie Area.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Erie Area, selected county subdivisions in the Erie Area, and entities that contain the Erie Area
0%20%40%60%Count#ElginVenangoWayneFranklinFairviewConcordElk CrkGreenfieldAmityPlateaLeBoeufN ECranesvilleWashingtonMcKeanWattsburgMill VillageUnionHarborcreekGrnSummitConneautGirardWaterfordLawrence PkSpringfieldGirardLake CityMillcreekUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticCorryUnion CityErie AreaAlbionWaterfordWesleyvilleMcKeanNorth EastErieEdinboro75.000000%75.000000%75%42171.108344%71.108344%71%571269.037037%69.037037%69%466366.878981%66.878981%67%420466.303481%66.303481%66%2,495565.426696%65.426696%65%299665.356623%65.356623%65%449764.673913%64.673913%65%476864.266667%64.266667%64%241964.189189%64.189189%64%951063.275040%63.275040%63%3981162.311147%62.311147%62%1,5261262.149533%62.149533%62%1331361.166253%61.166253%61%9861460.720614%60.720614%61%1,0281560.540541%60.540541%61%1121660.365854%60.365854%60%991760.353130%60.353130%60%3761859.329590%59.329590%59%3,5931959.283747%59.283747%59%1,0762058.159425%58.159425%58%1,7002157.655172%57.655172%58%4182257.456588%57.456588%57%1,1252355.555556%55.555556%56%8502452.694611%52.694611%53%7922551.311728%51.311728%51%6652650.839329%50.839329%51%6362748.813869%48.813869%49%5352848.258133%48.258133%48%10,88810.9k2948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.677342%46.677342%47%1,1663046.153846%46.153846%46%6003145.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k44.512195%44.512195%45%2923244.444444%44.444444%44%2643344.386617%44.386617%44%5973442.364532%42.364532%42%863536.805953%36.805953%37%6433632.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3728.698920%28.698920%29%61138
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 38 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Pennsylvania

There are 37 metro areas in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Erie Area to all of the metro areas in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Erie Area.

Married by Metro Area#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Erie Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Erie Area
0%20%40%Count#SelinsgroveGettysburgLancasterSomerset AreaChambersburgLewisburgHuntingdonEast StroudsburgYork AreaSayre AreaLebanon AreaDuBois AreaWarren AreaLock HavenOil City AreaMeadvilleAllentownReading AreaLewistownIndiana AreaSt. MarysWilliamsportBloomsburgNew CastleHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaPennsylvaniaSunbury AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastMiddle AtlanticPittsburghPhiladelphiaNew York AreaErie AreaBradford AreaYoungstownScranton Area58.197963%58.197963%58%8,455157.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k257.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k356.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k455.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k554.843334%54.843334%55%8,034654.680412%54.680412%55%9,282754.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k853.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k953.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k1152.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k1251.792475%51.792475%52%8,7551351.685928%51.685928%52%7,6031451.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k1551.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k1651.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k1751.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k1850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5001950.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k2050.104775%50.104775%50%6,6952149.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k2249.399413%49.399413%49%16,65616.7k2348.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k2448.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k2548.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k2648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k2748.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k2847.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k2947.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k3047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3146.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3246.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3345.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3445.373428%45.373428%45%7,8313545.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3644.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k37
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 37 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Erie Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Erie Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Erie Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Erie Area
0%20%40%Count#LancasterChambersburgEast StroudsburgTorringtonBridgeportYork AreaWatertownConcord AreaLebanon AreaManchesterAllentownReading AreaTrenton AreaBarnstable TownWilliamsportPortland AreaClaremontWorcesterHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaGlens FallsBurlingtonPennsylvaniaNorwich AreaBoston AreaHartford AreaBangor AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastAugusta AreaMiddle AtlanticPittsburghKingston AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaJamestownAlbany AreaBinghamtonErie AreaYoungstownAtlantic CityProvidenceSyracuse AreaScranton AreaNew HavenRochesterUtica AreaPittsfieldBuffalo AreaVineland AreaSpringfield57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k155.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k254.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k353.759130%53.759130%54%39,96440.0k453.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k653.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k752.600810%52.600810%53%29,87229.9k852.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k951.994696%51.994696%52%81,17181.2k1051.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k1151.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k1250.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k1349.784316%49.784316%50%46,97247.0k1449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k1549.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k1649.252287%49.252287%49%43,77143.8k1749.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k1848.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k1948.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k2048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k2148.090090%48.090090%48%24,51224.5k2248.088161%48.088161%48%41,06241.1k2348.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.814825%47.814825%48%50,76550.8k2447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2547.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2647.615194%47.615194%48%29,42029.4k2747.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k2847.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k2947.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.811859%46.811859%47%23,79423.8k3046.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3146.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k3246.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3346.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3445.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k3545.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k3645.613197%45.613197%46%44,90344.9k3745.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3845.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3945.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k4044.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4144.919273%44.919273%45%115,182115k4244.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k4344.727355%44.727355%45%146,029146k4444.698626%44.698626%45%192,618193k4544.677823%44.677823%45%51,79551.8k4643.052467%43.052467%43%23,61623.6k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4842.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k4942.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Erie Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Erie Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Erie Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Erie Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoPennsylvaniaBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesNortheastVirginia BeachIndianapolisMiddle AtlanticPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleErie AreaDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2048.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k45.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Erie Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Erie
Principal City:
Erie
Boroughs:
Albion, Cranesville, Edinboro, Elgin, Girard, Lake City, McKean, Mill Village, North East, Platea, Union City, Waterford, Wattsburg, Wesleyville
Cities:
Corry, Erie
Townships:
Amity, Concord, Conneaut, Elk Creek, Fairview, Franklin, Girard, Greene, Greenfield, Harborcreek, Lawrence Park, LeBoeuf, McKean, Millcreek, North East, Springfield, Summit, Union, Venango, Washington, Waterford, Wayne
Unincorporated Places:
Avonia, Fairview, Lawrence Park, Northwest Harborcreek, Penn State Erie (Behrend)
ZIP Codes:
16401, 16403, 16407, 16410, 16411, 16412, 16415, 16417, 16421, 16423, 16426, 16427, 16428, 16435, 16438, 16441, 16442, 16443, 16444, 16501, 16502, 16503, 16504, 16505, 16506, 16507, 16508, 16509, 16510, 16511, 16546, 16563
Unified School Districts:
Corry, Erie, Fairview, Fort LeBoeuf, General McLane, Girard, Harbor Creek, Iroquois, Millcreek Township, North East, Northwestern, Union City, Wattsburg
Congressional Districts:
PA-3, PA-5
State Senate Districts:
PA-49, PA-50
State House Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3, PA-4, PA-6, PA-17
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Ashtabula Area, Jamestown Area, Meadville Area, Warren Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Oil City Area