Erie CC's Living Circumstances

Buffalo City School District Overview

Erie Community College located in Buffalo City School District area. A total of 110,427 households are located in Buffalo City School District area. Among them, 30,147 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.07 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 72,712 and 68,253 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.87% (14,526) of residents are non-citizens and 18.47% (45,706) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Buffalo City School District, New York
Household	110,427
Population	247,402
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	30,147 (27.30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	72,712
Total Students	68,253
Pre-Kindergarten	3,178
Kindergarten	3,249
Grade 1-8	25,562
Grade 9-12	12,596
College/Graduate School	23,668
Veterans	198,331
Non-citizen	14,526
Non-English Home Language	45,706
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

204,987 residents are over the age of 16 and 122,713 people are in labor force. Among them, 122,529 people are in civilian labor force and 184 are in armed labor force. 113,872 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Buffalo City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	110,754	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	74,734	67.48%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	11,646	10.52%
Public transportation	12,547	11.33%
Walked	6,289	5.68%
Other method	2,539	2.29%
Worked from home	2,999	2.71%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	113,872	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	39,626	34.80%
Service	27,723	24.35%
Sales and office	25,885	22.73%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,761	5.06%
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,877	13.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	113,872	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	201	0.18%
Construction	3,995	3.51%
Manufacturing	8,503	7.47%
Wholesale trade	2,316	2.03%
Retail trade	12,049	10.58%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,781	5.08%
Information	2,244	1.97%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	8,407	7.38%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	12,653	11.11%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	33,759	29.65%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	13,865	12.18%
Other services, except public administration	5,107	4.48%
Public administration	4,992	4.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	113,872	-
Private wage and salary workers	91,568	80.41%
Government workers	18,318	16.09%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,900	3.42%
Unpaid family workers	86	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,305 for the 110,427 households in Buffalo City School District area, New York. The average income of a single worker is $27,512. 242,546 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.43%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	110,427	-
Less than $10,000	14,867	13.46%
$10,000 - $14,999	10,184	9.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	15,138	13.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	12,505	11.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	14,618	13.24%
$50,000 - $74,999	16,853	15.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,325	9.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,449	8.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,708	3.36%
More than $200,000	2,780	2.52%
Median Household Income	$37,354	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,305	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	55,912	-
Less than $10,000	5,592	10.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,742	6.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,792	12.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,067	10.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,203	12.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,417	16.84%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,072	10.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,528	11.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,622	4.69%
More than $200,000	1,877	3.36%

Median Family Income	$46,770	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$65,241	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,512	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,920	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,920	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	254,165	-
With health insurance coverage	242,546	95.43%
Public coverage	139,370	54.83%
Private health insurance	128,400	50.52%
Without health insurance coverage	11,619	4.57%

Housing

There are 131,091 housing units in Buffalo City School District area, New York with 110,427 units (84.24%) occupied. 44,965 houses (40.72%) are occupied by owner and 65,462 houses (59.28%) are rented. The average housing value is $89,800 and the average rental cost is $776. 1,026 houses (0.78%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 95,928 houses (73.18%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	131,091	-
Occupied	110,427	84.24%
Owner Occupied	44,965	40.72%
Renter Occupied	65,462	59.28%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	45,120	34.42%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,856	2.94%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	81,758	62.37%
Mobile Homes	317	0.24%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	40	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	131,091	-
Built 2014 or later	1,026	0.78%
Built 2010 - 2013	865	0.66%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,124	1.62%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,666	2.80%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,818	2.15%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,450	3.39%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,587	5.02%
Built 1950 - 1959	13,627	10.40%
Built 1949 or earlier	95,928	73.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	131,091	-
1 room	4,799	3.66%
2 rooms	2,816	2.15%
3 rooms	10,693	8.16%
4 rooms	18,762	14.31%
5 rooms	24,667	18.82%
6 rooms	32,631	24.89%
7 rooms	16,653	12.70%
8 rooms	8,598	6.56%
9 rooms or more	11,472	8.75%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	131,091	-
no bedroom	5,130	3.91%
1 bedroom	16,517	12.60%
2 bedrooms	36,559	27.89%
3 bedrooms	50,434	38.47%
4 bedrooms	16,101	12.28%
5 bedrooms or more	6,350	4.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	44,965	-
Less than $50,000	9,284	20.65%
$50,000 - $99,999	15,054	33.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,198	13.78%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,470	9.94%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,880	10.85%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,249	7.23%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,590	3.54%
$1,000,000 or more	240	0.53%
Median House Value	$89,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	63,512	-
Less than $500	10,194	16.05%
$500 - $999	38,472	60.57%
$1,000 - $1,499	12,241	19.27%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,800	2.83%
$2,000 - $2,499	489	0.77%
$2,500 - $2,999	199	0.31%
$3,000 or more	117	0.18%
Median Rental Costs	$776	-

Demographic

A total of 256,480 people lives in Buffalo City School District area, New York with 122,467 male and 134,013 female. The males to female ratio is 47.75 to 52.25. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	256,480	-
Male	122,467	47.75%
Female	134,013	52.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	256,480	-
Under 5 years	16,941	6.61%
5 - 9 years	16,008	6.24%
10 - 14 years	15,389	6.00%
15 - 19 years	17,712	6.91%
20 - 24 years	23,003	8.97%
25 - 34 years	46,613	18.17%
35 - 44 years	28,847	11.25%
45 - 54 years	28,547	11.13%
55 - 59 years	16,497	6.43%
60 - 64 years	15,105	5.89%
65 - 74 years	19,187	7.48%
75 - 84 years	8,391	3.27%
85 years and older	4,240	1.65%
Median Age	33.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	256,480	-
One Race	246,126	95.96%
White	120,831	47.11%
Black or African American	93,685	36.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,225	0.48%
Asian	15,017	5.86%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	116	0.05%
Other	15,252	5.95%

Two or more races	10,354	4.04%
White and Black or African American	3,610	1.41%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,268	0.49%
White and Asian	1,030	0.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	334	0.13%