Housing mix
Erie, PA housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Erie, PA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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The local figures answer the first question: Erie, PA's current ACS housing baseline includes 43,681 total housing units, 39,848 occupied units, and 3,833 vacant units. For the decision at hand, those counts may help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 3,833 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. In practical terms, reading 43,681 total units with 39,848 occupied and 3,833 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Vacant units in Erie, PA decreased from 5,097 in the prior ACS period to 3,833 in the current release, a reported movement of 24.8%. In the current housing stock, 3,833 units equal 8.8% of the 43,681 total.