Lewis County vs. Jefferson County
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Lewis County (NY) Jefferson County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 26,447 111,755
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -2.4% -3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 27,090 116,234
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 27,087 116,229
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.3% 13.7%
Female persons, percent 49.3% 47.4%
White alone, percent 97.1% 87.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.8% 7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 0.4% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.2% 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.8% 7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 95.8% 81.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,720 10,464
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.6% 3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 15,749 60,049
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 79.2% 55.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $120,000 $149,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,200 $1,274
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $455 $480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $733 $979
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 9.5% 27.9%
Building permits, 2018 60 138
Households, 2014-2018 10,242 43,267
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.57 2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.8% 79.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.5% 7.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.3% 90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.3% 82.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.8% 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 16.3% 22.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.7% 10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.8% 4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.5% 53.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.9% 55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,061 198,838
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 83,241 536,820
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 532,658 770,537
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 258,687 1,937,924
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,502 $16,114
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.3 17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,380 $52,268
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,169 $25,884
Persons in poverty, percent 12.2% 12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 524 2,444
Total employment, 2017 4,596 29,772
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 189,661 1,100,590
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -4.5% -1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,701 5,247
All firms, 2012 1,843 6,304
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,005 3,663
Women-owned firms, 2012 454 2,027
Minority-owned firms, 2012 32 247
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,725 5,638
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 90 815
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,657 4,905
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.1% 31.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 21.3 91.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,274.68 1,268.59
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lewis county (NY) and Jefferson county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.