Erie, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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55%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

129%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Erie	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$69,669	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$186,042	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$210,172	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$107,874	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$125,974	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$56,000	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.7%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Erie is 55% higher than the national average
The median household income in Erie is 129% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Erie is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Erie is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$124,015 $186,042 $372,084

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Erie median earnings by income bracket

Erie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.5%	8.5%
Manufacturing sector	15.3%	15.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%	14.9%
Public administration	3.0%	3.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.2%	7.2%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	34.5%	34.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Altona, CO	491	$346,316	325.8%
Paragon Estates, CO	806	$301,604	270.8%
Todd Creek, CO	4,802	$235,717	189.8%
Superior, CO	13,747	$189,390	132.9%
Niwot, CO	4,247	$178,807	119.8%
Erie, CO	28,201	$186,042	128.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Horn Lake, MS	28,196	$78,534	3.4%
Bergenfield, NJ	28,186	$152,992	88.1%
Mililani Town, HI	28,249	$158,184	94.5%
Oak Forest, IL	28,144	$116,456	43.2%
Easton, PA	28,264	$81,058	0.3%
Erie, CO	28,201	$186,042	128.7%

Source: The Erie, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.