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Erie, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Erie is a Census village of 1,614 people across 1.38 square miles of land, in Whiteside County. Median household income is $82,760, 75.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Erie
What Erie is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.38 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,169
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhiteside County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Erie
- Population1,614
- Median age42.5
- Population under 18475 plus or minus 154
- Share under 1829.4 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over325 plus or minus 96
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households753 plus or minus 161
- Family households501 plus or minus 140
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Erie
- Median household income$82,760 plus or minus $24,049
- Per capita income$40,147
- Civilian labor force760 plus or minus 159
- Employed729 plus or minus 154
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over1,093
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Erie
- Housing units781 plus or minus 159
- Occupied units753 plus or minus 161
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied569 plus or minus 115
- Renter occupied184 plus or minus 124
- Ownership rate75.6 percent plus or minus 22.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$767 plus or minus $211
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units696 plus or minus 162
- Share single family89.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more85 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Erie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute690 plus or minus 154
- Commuting under 15 minutes310 plus or minus 133
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.9 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more223 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone90.3 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Erie
Flood risk in Erie
- NFIP communityVillage of Erie
- NFIP community number170689
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/11
The Village of Erie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170689 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Whiteside County, not Erie
Whiteside County context, not Erie figures
- Establishments in Whiteside County1,158
- Covered employment, Whiteside County21,197
- Average annual pay, Whiteside County$54,164
- Housing units permitted, Whiteside County25
Every figure in this section is published for Whiteside County as a whole and is not a measurement of Erie.
All Whiteside County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Erie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Erie, Illinois?
1,614, in 753 households. Erie village covers 1.38 square miles of land, which is 1,169 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Erie in?
Whiteside County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Erie?
$82,760. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,900. Median gross rent is $767 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Erie in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Erie appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Erie, village of, community 170689, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Erie figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Whiteside County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Erie.
Is zoning published for Erie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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