Chautauqua County vs. Erie County
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Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
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Chautauqua County (NY) Erie County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 127,939 919,719
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -5.2% 0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 134,907 919,129
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 134,905 919,040
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.3% 20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.1% 17.9%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 51.6%
White alone, percent 93.6% 79.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.8% 14.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 0.7% 3.7%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.8% 5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 87.1% 75.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 8,462 53,609
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.3% 7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 67,677 429,714
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.0% 64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $86,300 $146,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $986 $1,312
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $447 $532
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $649 $804
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 23.9% 37.9%
Building permits, 2018 135 1,249
Households, 2014-2018 52,572 387,847
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.35 2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.1% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.9% 10.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 83.9% 86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 73.7% 78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.9% 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 21.7% 33.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.4% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.3% 4.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.7% 62.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.2% 58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 208,720 1,871,900
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 623,863 7,532,495
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,107,494 15,835,448
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 693,237 19,343,197
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,437,908 12,106,065
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,768 $13,172
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.9 21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $45,332 $55,673
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,825 $32,347
Persons in poverty, percent 18.3% 13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,872 22,940
Total employment, 2017 40,414 421,508
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,379,453 18,968,213
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.3% 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 7,158 50,418
All firms, 2012 8,974 61,354
Men-owned firms, 2012 5,183 37,199
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,757 19,041
Minority-owned firms, 2012 426 8,090
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,085 50,955
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 903 5,802
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,382 52,637
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 4.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 127.2 881.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,060.23 1,042.69
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chautauqua county (NY) and Erie county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.