Lewis County vs. Jefferson County

Lewis County (NY)Jefferson County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)26,447111,755
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.4%-3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)27,090116,234
Population, Census, April 1, 201027,087116,229
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.3%13.7%
Female persons, percent49.3%47.4%
White alone, percent97.1%87.4%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.7%
Asian alone, percent0.4%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.8%7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent95.8%81.2%
Veterans, 2014-20181,72010,464
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.6%3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)15,74960,049
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.2%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, 2009-20139.5%27.9%
Building permits, 201860138
Households, 2014-201810,24243,267
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.8%79.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.5%7.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.3%90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.3%82.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.8%91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.3%22.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.8%4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.5%53.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.9%55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,061198,838
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)83,241536,820
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)532,658770,537
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)258,6871,937,924
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,502$16,114
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.317.8
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, percent12.2%12.3%
Total employer establishments, 20175242,444
Total employment, 20174,59629,772
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)189,6611,100,590
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.5%-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,7015,247
All firms, 20121,8436,304
Men-owned firms, 20121,0053,663
Women-owned firms, 20124542,027
Minority-owned firms, 201232247
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,7255,638
Veteran-owned firms, 201290815
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,6574,905
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.1%31.8%
Population per square mile, 201021.391.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,274.681,268.59

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.