Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Erie County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 280,843 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 280,843 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,126 2.2%
Male 136,967 48.8%     Mexican 1,211 0.4%
Female 143,876 51.2%     Puerto Rican 3,538 1.3%
          Cuban 85 0.0%
Under 5 years 17,440 6.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1,292 0.5%
5 to 9 years 19,997 7.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 274,717 97.8%
10 to 14 years 20,251 7.2%     White alone 252,258 89.8%
15 to 19 years 22,404 8.0%        
20 to 24 years 20,419 7.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 35,225 12.5%       Total population 280,843 100.0%
35 to 44 years 42,507 15.1%   In households 266,890 95.0%
45 to 54 years 38,188 13.6%     Householder 106,507 37.9%
55 to 59 years 13,454 4.8%     Spouse 53,792 19.2%
60 to 64 years 10,702 3.8%     Child 83,279 29.7%
65 to 74 years 19,968 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 64,019 22.8%
75 to 84 years 15,396 5.5%     Other relatives 9,942 3.5%
85 years and over 4,892 1.7%       Under 18 years 4,227 1.5%
          Nonrelatives 13,370 4.8%
Median age (years) 36.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 5,902 2.1%
        In group quarters 13,953 5.0%
18 years and over 210,532 75.0%     Institutionalized population 6,365 2.3%
  Male 100,729 35.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 7,588 2.7%
  Female 109,803 39.1%        
21 years and over 195,750 69.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 46,439 16.5%       Total households 106,507 100.0%
65 years and over 40,256 14.3%   Family households (families) 71,039 66.7%
  Male 16,109 5.7%       With own children under 18 years 33,659 31.6%
  Female 24,147 8.6%     Married couple family 53,792 50.5%
            With own children under 18 years 23,437 22.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 12,890 12.1%
One race 277,344 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 7,870 7.4%
  White 255,282 90.9%   Nonfamily households 35,468 33.3%
  Black or African American 17,202 6.1%     Householder living alone 29,362 27.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 464 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 11,957 11.2%
  Asian 1,929 0.7%        
    Asian Indian 519 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 36,508 34.3%
    Chinese 327 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 27,552 25.9%
    Filipino 217 0.1%        
    Japanese 82 0.0%   Average household size 2.51 (X)
    Korean 219 0.1%   Average family size 3.07 (X)
    Vietnamese 353 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 212 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 61 0.0%       Total housing units 114,322 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 16 0.0%   Occupied housing units 106,507 93.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.0%   Vacant housing units 7,815 6.8%
    Samoan 13 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,126 1.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 23 0.0%        
  Some other race 2,406 0.9%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 3,499 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.9% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 258,388 92.0%       Occupied housing units 106,507 100.0%
Black or African American 18,910 6.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 73,729 69.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,331 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 32,778 30.8%
Asian 2,417 0.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 184 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.65 (X)
Some other race 3,330 1.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.17 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.