County profile
Erie County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#327 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$15.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
114,339
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,103
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
265,832
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$63.4k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
30.3%±0.9%
Poverty rate
15.0%±0.9%
Business applications
5,494 · 2025
Retail establishments
879
33.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Erie Indemnity CompanyFinancial Services$4.1B81B+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
$12.2B2019
$11.8B2020
$12.4B2021
$13.3B2022
$14.3B2023
$15.0B2024
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
$75.4M
243 units · 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
3882016
3882017
3962018
4062019
4282020
4722021
5402022
5902023
6242024
6782025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 12% since 20212172021
2382022
2242023
3392024
2432025
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 EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.4k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Erie?
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.