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Population (year 2000): 103,717. Estimated
population in July 2005: 102,612 (-1.1% change)
Males: 49,355 (47.6%), Females: 54,362 (52.4%)
Erie County
Zip codes:
16501,
16502,
16503,
16504,
16505,
16506,
16507,
16508,
16509,
16510,
16511.
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $28,387 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,900 (year 2000)
Races in Erie:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
- Black (14.2%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (24.4%), Polish (14.2%),
Irish (14.0%), Italian (13.4%), English (5.8%), United States
(3.7%).
Elevation: 650 feet
Land area: 22.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Erie
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Erie city
- Never married: 34.1%
- Now married: 43.6%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 10.8%
4.2% Foreign born (2.4% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -5,086 (-4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Erie:
- HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER (201 STATE ST)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF ERIE (143 EAST
SECOND STREET)
- METRO HEALTH CENTER (252 ELEVENTH ST)
- MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (5515 PEACH ST)
- SAINT VINCENT HEALTH CENTER (232 WEST 25TH
STREET)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL ERIE (201 STATE
STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Erie:
- ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 8 miles; ERIE, PA;
ID: ERI)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 54 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; ID:
FKL)
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 58 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; ID: JHW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Erie:
- ERIE COUNTY (about 17 miles; WATTSBURG, PA; ID: 3G1)
- PRATT'S EASTERN DIVIDE (about 28 miles; SHERMAN, NY;
ID: D88)
- CORRY-LAWRENCE (about 34 miles; CORRY, PA; ID: 8G2)
Amtrak station:
ERIE (14TH & PEACH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Erie:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL
(Full-time enrollment: 3,481; Location: 5091 STATION RD;
Public; Website: www.pserie.psu.edu/; Offers Master's
degree)
- NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
(FT enrollment: 3,304; Location: 5451 Merwin Lane;
Public; Website: www.npti.org)
- MERCYHURST COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 2,824;
Location: 501 E 38TH ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.mercyhurst.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- GANNON UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 2,766;
Location: 109 W SIXTH ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.gannon.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (FT
enrollment: 620; Location: 1858 W GRANDVIEW BLVD;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lecom.edu)
- ERIE BUSINESS CENTER (FT enrollment: 372;
Location: 246 W NINTH ST; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.ErieBC.com)
- TRI-STATE BUSINESS INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
282; Location: 5757 W 26TH ST; Private, for-profit)
- GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 277; Location: 5100 PEACH ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.glit.org)
- TRIANGLE TECH INC-ERIE (FT enrollment: 131;
Location: 2000 LIBERTY ST; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.triangle-tech.com)
- GECAC TRAINING INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 42;
Location: 1006 W 10TH ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- ERIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC (FT
enrollment: 42; Location: 2221 PENINSULA DR; Private,
for-profit; Website: ERIEINST.COM)
- PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM (FT enrollment: 21;
Location: 2931 HARVARD RD; Public)
- REGIONAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER
(Location: 8500 OLIVER RD; Public; Website:
www.ects.org)
- NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH (Location:
652 W 17 ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.nir.org)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Erie:
- EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 5 miles;
EDINBORO, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,631)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 56 miles; FREDONIA,
NY; FT enrollment: 4,758)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
- GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; GROVE CITY, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,306)
- SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 74
miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; FT enrollment: 6,399)
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 80 miles;
CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
- YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles;
YOUNGSTOWN, OH; FT enrollment: 9,726)
Public high schools in Erie:
- CENTRAL HS (Students: 1,283; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCDOWELL SHS (Students: 1,112; Grades: 11 -
12)
- EAST SHS (Students: 1,001; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTHWEST PA COLLEGIATE ACAD (Students: 776;
Grades: 09 - 12)
- STRONG VINCENT HS (Students: 730; Grades: 09
- 12)
- IROQUOIS JSHS (Students: 612; Grades: 07 -
12)
- SENECA HS (Students: 562; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PERSEUS HOUSE CS OF EXCELLENCE (Students:
211; Grades: 07 - 12)
- NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGI (Students:
153; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH COAST SCHOOL (Students: 51; Grades: 10
- 12)
Private high schools in Erie:
- MERCYHURST PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 818;
Location: 538 EAST GRANDVIEW BLVD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 657;
Location: 225 WEST 9TH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys
only)
- VILLA MARIA ACDDEMY (Students: 563; Location:
2403 W 8TH ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 127;
Location: 1781 WEST 38TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- COMMUNITY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 65;
Location: 5800 OLD ZUCK ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)
- HARBORCREEK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 36;
Location: 4719 BUFFALO RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Erie:
- MCDOWELL IHS (Students: 1,247; Grades: 09 -
10)
- WILSON MS (Students: 835; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROOSEVELT MS (Students: 680; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PFEIFFER-BURLEIGH EL SCH (Students: 676;
Grades: KG - 06)
- HARDING EL SCH (Students: 655; Grades: KG -
08)
- WATTSBURG AREA EL CTR (Students: 615; Grades:
KG - 04)
- WAYNE MS (Students: 612; Grades: 05 - 08)
- GRANDVIEW EL SCH (Students: 574; Grades: KG -
05)
- MCKINLEY EL SCH (Students: 572; Grades: KG -
06)
- CONNELL EL SCH (Students: 571; Grades: KG -
08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Erie:
- ST GEORGE CATHLIC SCHOOL (Students: 718;
Location: 1612 BRYANT STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF PEACE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 615;
Location: 2401 WEST 38TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- BLESSED SACRAMENT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 544;
Location: 2510 GREENGARDEN BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADYS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 484;
Location: 606 LOWELL AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST LUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 474;
Location: 425 E 38TH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- VILLA MARIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 421;
Location: 2551 W 8TH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL (Students: 421;
Location: 1531 E GRANDVIEW BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
396; Location: 2501 PLUM STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- CATHEDRAL CENTER SCHOOL (Students: 386;
Location: 160 WEST 11TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 326;
Location: 2602 BUFFALO ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Erie:
- ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$5,337,187; Location: BLASCO MEM LIB, 160 E FRONT ST;
480,105 books; 17,981 audio materials; 9,712 video
materials; 570 serial subscriptions)
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