Erie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 92,957 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Erie is the fifth largest community in Pennsylvania.Erie is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Erie is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Erie who work in office and administrative support (11.19%), sales jobs (8.42%), and food service (8.30%). The citizens of Erie are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.30% of adults in Erie having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Erie in 2022 was $26,034, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,136 for a family of four. However, Erie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Erie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Erie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Erie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Erie include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Erie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
