Compare Erie County, NY vs Buffalo Metro Area, NY vs New York State (NY) vs United States
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| Metric |
Erie County, NY County |
Buffalo Metro Area, NY Metro Area |
New York State (NY) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 950,622 | 1,161,343 | 19,852,366 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,090 | $1,057 | $1,621 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1957 | 1957 | 1959 | 1980 |
| Household income | $72,839 | $72,237 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $42,777 | $42,074 | $50,712 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.9% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.3% | 46.9% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 950,622 | 1,161,343 | 19,852,366 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 674,034 | 826,432 | 14,017,184 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 409,665 | 501,549 | 7,722,646 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $72,839 | $72,237 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $42,777 | $42,074 | $50,712 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.9% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.3% | 46.9% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,090 | $1,057 | $1,621 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1957 | 1957 | 1959 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 34.2% | 33.2% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 65.8% | 66.8% | 54.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 73.5% | 75.3% | 55.2% | 61% |
| Black | 12.5% | 11.4% | 14.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4.9% | 4.2% | 9.1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.4% | 6% | 19.8% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 93.6% | 94% | 80.2% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 87.1% | 87.5% | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 21.0 min | 33.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 12.9% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 23.8% | 23.9% | 24.6% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 25.1% | 26.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 13% | 13.4% | 10.9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 38% | 36.2% | 40.2% | 35.7% |