Erie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 92,940 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Erie is the fifth largest community in Pennsylvania. Erie has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Erie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.87% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Erie are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.05% of adults in Erie having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Erie in 2022 was $27,339, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,356 for a family of four. However, Erie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Erie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Erie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Erie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Erie include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Erie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.