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===2020 census=== {{Expand section|examples with reliable citations|date=September 2021}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Erie, Pennsylvania β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=1980 census of population. Characteristics of the population. General Social and Economic Characteristic. |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/pennsylvania/1980censusofpopu80140un_bw.pdf |access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref> !Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pennsylvania: 1990, Part 1 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-40-1.pdf}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Erie city, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4224000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Erie city, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4224000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Erie city, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4224000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |105,783 |92,405 |81,605 |73,073 |style='background: #ffffe6; |60,541 |88.80% |85.00% |78.68% |71.79% |style='background: #ffffe6; |63.84% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |11,328 |12,815 |14,420 |16,535 |style='background: #ffffe6; |16,419 |9.51% |11.79% |13.90% |16.24% |style='background: #ffffe6; |17.31% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |171 |216 |181 |210 |style='background: #ffffe6; |145 |0.14% |0.20% |0.17% |0.21% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |442 |489 |756 |1,498 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,548 |0.37% |0.45% |0.73% |1.47% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.74% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |N/A |N/A |37 |43 |style='background: #ffffe6; |38 |N/A |N/A |0.04% |0.04% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |127 |187 |189 |201 |style='background: #ffffe6; |592 |0.11% |0.17% |0.18% |0.20% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |N/A |N/A |1,957 |3,221 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,442 |N/A |N/A |1.89% |3.16% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.74% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |1,272 |2,606 |4,572 |7,005 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8,106 |1.07% |2.40% |4.41% |6.88% |style='background: #ffffe6; |8.55% |- |'''Total''' |'''119,123''' |'''108,718''' |'''103,717''' |'''101,786''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''94,831''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} As of the [[2010 United States Census]], 101,786 people,<ref name="Erie city, Pennsylvania">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Erie city, Pennsylvania |date=November 15, 2016 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> 40,913 households, and 22,915 families were residing in the city.<ref>[http://www.usa.com/erie-pa-population-and-races.htm Erie, PA Population and Races] USA.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013</ref> Its 44,790 housing units averaged a vacancy rate of 8%. Erie has long been declining in population due to the departure of factories and dependent businesses.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=City-data.com |url=http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Northeast/Erie-Population-Profile.html |title=Erie Population Profile |access-date=June 28, 2007}}</ref> The city has lost about 40,000 people since the early 1960s, allowing [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] to claim the position as Pennsylvania's third-largest city behind [[Philadelphia]] and [[Pittsburgh]]. Erie's population was spread evenly among all age groups, with the median being 34. About 13% of families and 19% of the population were below the [[poverty line]]. Most of the people who reside in Erie are of European descent.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=helloerie.com |url=http://www.helloerie.com/Social.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031648/http://www.helloerie.com/Social.cfm |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |title=Erie Social and Demographic Information |access-date=May 21, 2007}}</ref> Since the 1980s, the International Institute of Erie (IIE), founded in 1919, has helped with the resettlement of refugees from [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ghana]], [[Iraq]], [[Kosovo]], [[Liberia]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[Myanmar]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[Romania]], Russia, [[Syria]], and [[Vietnam]]. The inclusion of refugees in Erie's community augments religious diversity and prompts community events such as cultural festivals.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=International Institute of Erie |url=http://www.interinsterie.org |title=International Institute of ErieβHome |access-date=June 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070531184242/http://www.interinsterie.org/ |archive-date=May 31, 2007}}</ref>
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