Erie County vs. Chautauqua County
Home > Facts > United States > County Comparisons
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Erie County (NY) Chautauqua County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 919,719 127,939
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.1% -5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 919,129 134,907
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 919,040 134,905
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.2% 20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.9% 20.1%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 50.6%
White alone, percent 79.5% 93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 14.0% 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 3.7% 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.7% 7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 75.2% 87.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 53,609 8,462
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.1% 2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 429,714 67,677
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 64.8% 70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $146,500 $86,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,312 $986
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $532 $447
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $804 $649
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 37.9% 23.9%
Building permits, 2018 1,249 135
Households, 2014-2018 387,847 52,572
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.30 2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.7% 87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.5% 7.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.2% 83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.6% 73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.4% 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 33.7% 21.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.2% 11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.5% 5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.5% 56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.9% 53.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,871,900 208,720
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 7,532,495 623,863
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 15,835,448 5,107,494
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,343,197 693,237
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,106,065 1,437,908
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,172 $10,768
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.5 17.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,673 $45,332
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,347 $24,825
Persons in poverty, percent 13.7% 18.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 22,940 2,872
Total employment, 2017 421,508 40,414
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 18,968,213 1,379,453
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.9% -1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 50,418 7,158
All firms, 2012 61,354 8,974
Men-owned firms, 2012 37,199 5,183
Women-owned firms, 2012 19,041 2,757
Minority-owned firms, 2012 8,090 426
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 50,955 8,085
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 5,802 903
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 52,637 7,382
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5% 1.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 881.4 127.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,042.69 1,060.23
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Erie county (NY) and Chautauqua county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.