Erie County vs. Ashtabula County

Erie County (PA)Ashtabula County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)272,06197,493
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.0%-3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)280,584101,490
Population, Census, April 1, 2010280,566101,497
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%19.1%
Female persons, percent50.6%49.6%
White alone, percent87.6%93.0%
Black or African American alone, percent7.8%3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.8%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.2%89.3%
Veterans, 2014-201819,9337,755
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)121,61746,190
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.8%70.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$130,000$108,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,194$1,084
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$474$393
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$737$679
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.6%15.2%
Building permits, 2018305114
Households, 2014-2018110,05037,652
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.1%6.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.8%81.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.9%74.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.3%86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.7%14.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.1%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%54.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.7%50.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)485,439121,505
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,216,462420,284
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,437,6622,449,503
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,242,517220,064
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,752,8171,081,075
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,372$10,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.725.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,716$44,823
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,349$22,817
Persons in poverty, percent15.3%17.4%
Total employer establishments, 20176,1971,900
Total employment, 2017115,17825,210
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,540,549899,161
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,9566,243
All firms, 201218,6676,798
Men-owned firms, 201210,8824,193
Women-owned firms, 20125,5811,916
Minority-owned firms, 20121,267328
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,5936,227
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,639609
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,0195,836
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.5%24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010351.1144.6
Land area in square miles, 2010799.15701.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Erie county (PA) and Ashtabula county (OH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.