Erie County NY Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Erie County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	15380
Fips County Code	36029
County Name	Erie
State	New York

This table provides the FIPS code for Erie County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	921,390	46
Population 2005	928,215	N/A
Population 2000	950,265	37
Population 1990	968,584	32

Represents population information for Erie County NY for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	4,693	505.59
Murder	57	6.14
Forcible Rape	297	32.00
Robbery	1,684	181.42
Aggravated Assault	2,655	286.03
Total Property Crimes	27,844	2,999.74
Burglary	5,621	605.57
Larceny Theft	19,375	2,087.34
Motor Vehicle Theft	2,848	306.83

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Erie County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	4.3%
Retail Trade	5.9%
Professional & Technical Services	7.7%
Health Care & Social Assistance	11.2%
Government	18.3%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Erie County NY in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	874 Million
% From Groundwater	0.8%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	178 Million

This table displays how much water Erie County NY used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	472,200	467,713	4,487
Unemployed Population	23,072	19,508	3,564
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.2%	0.7

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Erie County NY. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	5.6%	51,980
Age 5 to 14	12.8%	118,812
Age 15 to 24	14.1%	130,878
Age 25 to 34	11.6%	107,673
Age 35 to 44	14.1%	130,878
Age 45 to 54	15.2%	141,089
Age 55 to 64	11.0%	102,104
Age 65 to 74	7.0%	64,975
Age 75 and up	8.5%	78,898

This table provides the breakdown of Erie County NY's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	83.0%	770,418
African American	13.6%	126,237
Asian American	1.8%	16,708
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.6%	5,569
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	4,641

This table provides the breakdown of Erie County NY's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$32.51 Million
Farm Count	1,289
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	45.3%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	4.0%
Total Farm Acres	161,747
Avg Farm Acres	125
Total Value of Farms	$92.36 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$71,654
% From Crops	45.9%
% From Livestock	54.1%

Provides data reguarding Erie County NY's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.