Erie (Colorado)

Boulder County Weld County

08-24950

Erie is a city located primarily in Boulder County in the U.S. state of Colorado, but extends also into the Weld County. In 2010 the town had 18,135 inhabitants (an increase of 188 % compared to the 2000 census ). The area of ​​the city is 24.7 km ². The city is located on Interstate 25 and is less than 45 minutes from the Denver International Airport. There are in the southern city a regional airport, the Erie Municipal Airport.

Geography

Erie geographical coordinates are 40 ° 2 ' N, 105 ° 3' W40.040277777778 - 105.05777777778. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.7 km ², of which 24.5 km ² of land and 0.2 km ² omitted ( = 0.84 %) to water.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 6291 Erie people. The population density was 256.8 people per km ². There were 2282 housing units at an average 931.1 per km ². The population consisted of Erie 89.73 % White, 0.43 % African American, 0.65 % Native American, 2.73% Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 4.07 % reported other races to belong and 2.35 % from two or more races. 11.00 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Erie distributed to 2199 households out of which 45.0 % were living in children under 18 years. 70.7 % married couples living together, 5.3 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7 % were non-families. 13.6% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 1.6 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size is 3.18 people.

The population was spread out with 30.3 % under the, 5.1 % 18 -24- year-old, 43.8 % 25 -44- year-old, 17.3% 45-64 year olds and 3.5 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 101.2 males.

The median household income in Erie was 77 114 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 79 892 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 52 112 U.S. dollars, compared to 37 271 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 30 625 U.S. dollars. 2.1% of the population and 1.1 % of families were below the poverty line, including 2.6 % of those affected and 0.0 % of those age 65 or over.