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Erie

United States · GDP 2024
#327 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$15.0B
GDP growth
+4.8%
Jobs tracked
114,339
Employers
6,103
Avg. wage
$51.4k
Population
265,832
Labor & formation
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$63.4k±$1.8k
Business applications
5,494 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Erie Indemnity CompanyFinancial Services$4.1B82B+2Fortitude Group, Inc.Financial Services$0——

HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).

Industry mix · employment
Health care33%
Manufacturing25%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation13%
Finance & insurance7%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
265,832
residents · 2025 · -1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $56.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−3,573
International migration+2,075
Natural change−3,362

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$12.2B
2019
$11.8B
2020
$12.4B
2021
$13.3B
2022
$14.3B
2023
$15.0B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$177.0k±$4.0k
Median gross rent
$904/mo±$20/mo
Vacancy rate
7.9%±0.7%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
243 (0.9/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
84.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 96Winter weather 95Strong wind 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
388
2016
388
2017
396
2018
406
2019
428
2020
472
2021
540
2022
590
2023
624
2024
678
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.4 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
3.5 km
BPRR
Nearest port
16.9 km
DOBBINS LANDING - ERIE
Nearest commercial airport
15.3 km
ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR

3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.

8-KErie Indemnity Company05-21
10-QErie Indemnity Company04-23
8-KErie Indemnity Company04-23
10-KErie Indemnity Company02-23
8-KErie Indemnity Company02-23
8-KErie Indemnity Company02-20
8-KErie Indemnity Company12-11
8-KErie Indemnity Company10-30
10-QErie Indemnity Company10-30
10-QErie Indemnity Company08-07
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$51.4k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Lorain$15.0BChesapeake (Independent City)$15.2BHays$15.3BGreene$14.7BOneida$14.7BHinds$15.4B
The read

Erie's economy produced $15.0B in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.
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