Westchester County vs. Bergen County

	Westchester County (NY)	Bergen County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	967,612	936,692
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.9%	3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	949,220	905,143
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	949,113	905,116
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.5%
White alone, percent	73.4%	73.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	16.6%	7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	6.4%	16.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.1%	20.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	53.1%	55.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,185	27,903
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	25.6%	30.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	375,852	359,291
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.3%	64.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$528,300	$459,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,398	$3,007
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,426	$1,254
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,493	$1,454
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	49.1%	40.9%
Building permits, 2018	1,672	2,849
Households, 2014-2018	347,332	338,249
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	33.3%	39.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.1%	92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	88.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.8%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.2%	48.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.6%	4.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.9%	8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,020,014	2,016,749
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	9,638,221	9,302,959
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,492,932	12,577,581
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,313,949	77,906,550
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,514,240	20,349,156
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,093	$22,145
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.6	32.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,758	$95,837
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,572	$48,426
Persons in poverty, percent	8.3%	6.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	31,885	31,916
Total employment, 2017	387,302	436,581
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	25,783,121	26,796,163
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	99,777	98,170
All firms, 2012	114,575	110,267
Men-owned firms, 2012	64,997	63,895
Women-owned firms, 2012	39,870	34,576
Minority-owned firms, 2012	33,391	31,395
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	77,686	75,344
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	8,037	7,713
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	102,812	98,227
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.9%	4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	13.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.0%	8.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.6%	27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,204.7	3,884.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	430.50	233.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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