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American Community Survey 2019–2023

Erie area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Erie city (northeast 2) (72.8%). This table ranks 72 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

#Census tract areaResidents below the poverty level
1Erie city (northeast 2)72.8%
2Erie city (northeast 1)55.8%
3Erie city (northwest)55.7%
4Erie city (south-southwest 1)47.8%
5Erie city (west-northwest 1)47.3%
6Erie city (west-southwest)44.2%
7Erie city (northeast 3)41.8%
8Erie city (north-northeast 3)36.6%
9Penn State Erie (Behrend) CDP35.7%
10Erie city (east-northeast 1)35.6%
11Erie city (north)35.6%
12Erie city (east-northeast 2)31.4%
13Erie city (southwest 1)31.4%
14Erie city (west-northwest 2)30.6%
15Erie city (southwest 2)29.9%
16Erie city (north-northwest)29.5%
17Erie city (north-northeast 1)29.3%
18Corry city29.2%
19Erie city (east 1)27.5%
20Erie city (west 3)27.3%
21Erie city (north-northeast 2)25.4%
22Edinboro borough24.6%
23Erie city (east-southeast 1)21%
24Union City borough (south-southwest)21%
25Unincorporated (east)19.7%
26Erie city (south-southwest 2)18.8%
27Erie city (south)18%
28Erie city (south-southwest 4)17.8%
29Wesleyville borough17.8%
30Erie city (east 2)17.3%
31Unincorporated (northeast 1)17.3%
32North East borough16%
33Erie city (south-southwest 3)15.4%
34Lawrence Park CDP14.9%
35Unincorporated (southwest 1)14.3%
36Elgin borough13.1%
37Albion borough12.7%
38Unincorporated (southwest 2)12.4%
39Erie city (east-southeast 2)12.3%
40Unincorporated (east-southeast 1)11.9%
41Erie city (west 1)11%
42Unincorporated (west-northwest)10.8%
43Unincorporated (east-southeast 2)10.7%
44Unincorporated (north)10.5%
45Waterford borough10.2%
46Unincorporated (east-northeast 2)10.1%
47Unincorporated (west 1)9.9%
48Unincorporated (west 2)9.6%
49Unincorporated (west-southwest)9.4%
50Unincorporated (northeast 3)8.7%
51Unincorporated (southwest 3)8.5%
52Girard borough8.2%
53Platea borough8.2%
54Wattsburg borough8.1%
55Unincorporated (south)8%
56Unincorporated (east-northeast 3)7.9%
57Unincorporated (east-northeast 4)7.8%
58Unincorporated (northwest)7.8%
59Northwest Harborcreek CDP (south-southeast)7.1%
60Erie city (east 3)7%
61Erie city (west 2)6.8%
62McKean borough6.2%
63Fairview CDP6.1%
64Union City borough (north-northeast)5.9%
65Unincorporated (east-northeast 1)5.6%
66Cranesville borough5.4%
67Unincorporated (northeast 2)5.1%
68Northwest Harborcreek CDP (north-northwest)3.8%
69Avonia CDP3.7%
70Erie city (south-southeast)3.6%
71Unincorporated (southwest 4)3.1%
72Erie city (southwest 3)2.6%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.