Monroe County vs. Luzerne County

	Monroe County (PA)	Luzerne County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	169,507	317,646
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.2%	-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	169,832	320,895
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	169,842	320,918
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	19.9%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.5%
White alone, percent	77.6%	89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	16.2%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.6%	12.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	80.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,936	22,088
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	81,663	150,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.7%	68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$167,000	$125,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,679	$1,244
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$647	$502
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,087	$767
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.3%	20.5%
Building permits, 2018	186	312
Households, 2014-2018	56,770	128,054
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.91	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.3%	82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	74.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.4%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.4%	23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.5%	6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	724,750	515,557
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	643,147	2,273,087
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,140,383	8,097,008
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,680	$25,222
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.1	22.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,931	$51,646
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,486	$27,919
Persons in poverty, percent	12.3%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,385	7,210
Total employment, 2017	49,290	136,040
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,764,886	5,414,568
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.4%	1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,611	16,983
All firms, 2012	12,777	21,934
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,399	13,109
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,123	6,611
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,174	2,156
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	10,154	18,842
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,140	2,264
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,021	18,271
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	1.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.4%	23.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	279.2	360.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	608.29	890.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

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