Berkshire County vs. Rensselaer County

Berkshire County (MA)Rensselaer County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)126,348159,442
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.8%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)131,275159,433
Population, Census, April 1, 2010131,219159,429
Persons under 5 years, percent4.2%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.9%19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.3%17.0%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.6%
White alone, percent92.0%86.4%
Black or African American alone, percent3.5%7.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.7%2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.1%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.8%82.8%
Veterans, 2014-20188,8519,694
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,40073,264
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.9%63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$208,500$185,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,472$1,625
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$603$641
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$836$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.6%36.0%
Building permits, 2018262242
Households, 2014-201855,16764,563
Persons per household, 2014-20182.182.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.4%85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.1%7.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.4%90.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.6%83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.1%91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.4%30.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.3%4.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.0%65.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%60.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)418,665209,214
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,091,372732,253
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)454,9812,270,243
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,916,5121,572,232
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,741$9,837
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.924.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,674$65,851
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,287$34,280
Persons in poverty, percent11.3%11.1%
Total employer establishments, 20173,8722,983
Total employment, 201753,88243,481
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,459,3472,096,029
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,3598,955
All firms, 201212,74011,067
Men-owned firms, 20127,1616,444
Women-owned firms, 20123,8773,632
Minority-owned firms, 20127581,020
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,4349,610
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,4241,031
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,2969,500
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.8%30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010141.6244.4
Land area in square miles, 2010926.83652.43

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Berkshire county (MA) and Rensselaer county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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