Demographic Profile for Erie County, Ohio
Since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Erie internationally. The migration from outside the US into Erie makes up 0.2 percent of all immigration into Ohio. This level of international migration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.
Erie County, Ohio has a population that is made up of 87.2 percent White, 8.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 11.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Erie has increased in diversity when 11.1 percent of the people were minorities.
Erie County, Ohio had a total estimated population of 78,665 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 79,604. The decline denotes a decrease of -1.2 percent. Erie ranks 74 of 88 counties when calculating total change in population for Ohio and the county ranks 2,941 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
When calculating the total land area, Erie encompasses a total area of 255 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high population density of 309 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Spalding, GA (310 per sq. mile ), Boyd, KY (310 per sq. mile ), Ascension, LA (310 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Warren, NJ (308 per sq. mile ), Tippecanoe, IN (308 per sq. mile ), Monroe, IN (308 per sq. mile ).
The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Erie County, Ohio to be 41.7 years old. The median age in Erie is greater than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.5 years of age. With 22.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Erie can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Erie County, Ohio has a population that is made up of 87.2 percent White, 8.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 11.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Erie has increased in diversity when 11.1 percent of the people were minorities.
Erie County, Ohio had a total estimated population of 78,665 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 79,604. The decline denotes a decrease of -1.2 percent. Erie ranks 74 of 88 counties when calculating total change in population for Ohio and the county ranks 2,941 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
When calculating the total land area, Erie encompasses a total area of 255 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high population density of 309 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Spalding, GA (310 per sq. mile ), Boyd, KY (310 per sq. mile ), Ascension, LA (310 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Warren, NJ (308 per sq. mile ), Tippecanoe, IN (308 per sq. mile ), Monroe, IN (308 per sq. mile ).
The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Erie County, Ohio to be 41.7 years old. The median age in Erie is greater than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.5 years of age. With 22.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Erie can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
