Rockland County vs. Westchester County
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Rockland County (NY) Westchester County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 325,695 967,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.5% 1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 311,694 949,220
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 311,687 949,113
Persons under 5 years, percent 8.1% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 28.2% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.7% 17.1%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 51.6%
White alone, percent 77.7% 73.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 13.3% 16.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 6.3% 6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 18.1% 25.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 62.8% 53.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 8,778 29,185
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 20.8% 25.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 106,747 375,852
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.7% 61.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $434,000 $528,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $3,097 $3,398
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,339 $1,426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,463 $1,493
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 32.6% 49.1%
Building permits, 2018 324 1,672
Households, 2014-2018 100,005 347,332
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.17 2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.6% 89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 38.8% 33.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.5% 91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.6% 85.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.9% 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 40.6% 48.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.5% 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.0% 6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.6% 65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.0% 59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 501,167 2,020,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,083,472 9,638,221
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 9,613,228 4,492,932
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,891,990 20,313,949
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,153,693 14,514,240
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,072 $15,093
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 31.6 34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $91,108 $92,758
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $38,076 $54,572
Persons in poverty, percent 13.9% 8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 10,187 31,885
Total employment, 2017 112,257 387,302
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 5,236,748 25,783,121
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.2% -0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 28,211 99,777
All firms, 2012 31,220 114,575
Men-owned firms, 2012 18,538 64,997
Women-owned firms, 2012 9,433 39,870
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,478 33,391
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 22,494 77,686
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,931 8,037
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 27,984 102,812
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.3% 8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.5% 5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.8% 10.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.4% 29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,795.9 2,204.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 173.55 430.50
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rockland county (NY) and Westchester county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.