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Erie, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Erie is a Census city of 93,850 people across 19.13 square miles of land, in Erie County. Median household income is $46,113, 54.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 148 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $55.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Erie
What Erie is
- Census place typecity
- Land area19.13 sq mi
- Water area0.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,905
- County holding the largest share of its areaErie 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
- Population93,850
- Median age34.8
- Population under 1820,056
- Share under 1821.4 percent
- Population 65 and over15,350
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households39,848
- Family households20,625
- Share of households that are families51.8 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$46,113
- Per capita income$27,339
- Civilian labor force44,371
- Employed41,218
- Unemployed3,153
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over61,376
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Erie
- Housing units43,681
- Occupied units39,848
- Vacant units3,833
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent
- Owner occupied21,574
- Renter occupied18,274
- Ownership rate54.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$870
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent
- Single family units28,088
- Share single family64.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15,376
- Share in buildings of two or more35.2 percent
- Mobile homes217 plus or minus 102
- Median year structure built1949
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 commute37,236
- Commuting under 15 minutes16,355
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,271
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent
- Drove alone69.3 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked6.1 percent
- Worked from home7.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Erie (7(a))
- Approvals148
- Gross approval$55,196,600
- Average approval$372,950
- Median approval$106,050
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,030,000
- Largest approval$3,800,000
- Jobs supported1,701
- Jobs per approval11.5
- Loans with a final outcome28
- Paid in full28
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.2 percent
- Share to franchises12.2 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS64
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Erie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 28 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Erie (504)
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$18,779,000
- Average approval$894,238
- Median approval$617,000
- Largest approval$2,788,000
- Jobs supported123
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off1
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Erie, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Erie
- NFIP communityCity of Erie
- NFIP community number420449
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/07/17
The City of Erie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420449 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.
Erie County, not Erie
Erie County context, not Erie figures
- Establishments in Erie County6,103
- Covered employment, Erie County119,552
- Average annual pay, Erie County$53,524
- Housing units permitted, Erie County339
Every figure in this section is published for Erie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Erie.
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.
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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, Pennsylvania?
93,850, in 39,848 households. Erie city covers 19.13 square miles of land, which is 4,905 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?
Erie 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?
$46,113. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,200. Median gross rent is $870 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Erie businesses?
148 7(a) approvals totaling $55.2 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $106,050, plus 21 504 approvals worth $18.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Erie, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Erie borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Erie. Only 28 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Erie in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Erie appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Erie, city of, community 420449, 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 Erie 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.