Median Age in Erie County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
40.4 years
Rank #1,997/3,222 · #44 in NY
38th
Erie 40.4 years
NY 39.8 years +1.5%
US 38.9 years +3.9%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Erie County's median age of 40.4 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Erie County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,994 | Cass County, MO | 40.4 years |
| #1,995 | Grant County, NE | 40.4 years |
| #1,996 | Churchill County, NV | 40.4 years |
| #1,997 | Erie County, NY | 40.4 years |
| #1,998 | Rowan County, NC | 40.4 years |
| #1,999 | Dunn County, ND | 40.4 years |
| #2,000 | Traill County, ND | 40.4 years |
About Median Age
Erie County, New York has a median age of 40.4 years, ranking #1,997 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.9% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within New York, it ranks #44 of 62. This places it in the 38th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.