Monroe County vs. Northampton County

	Monroe County (PA)	Northampton County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	169,507	304,807
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.2%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	169,832	297,694
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	169,842	297,735
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	19.0%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.8%
White alone, percent	77.6%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	16.2%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.6%	13.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	75.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,936	18,588
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	7.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	81,663	123,436
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.7%	71.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$167,000	$214,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,679	$1,679
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$647	$671
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,087	$1,046
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.3%	18.2%
Building permits, 2018	186	575
Households, 2014-2018	56,770	114,123
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.91	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	13.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.3%	87.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.4%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.4%	29.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.5%	6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	58.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	724,750	941,050
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	643,147	1,137,248
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,140,383	3,627,410
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,680	$12,121
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.1	28.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,931	$67,565
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,486	$34,017
Persons in poverty, percent	12.3%	10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,385	6,382
Total employment, 2017	49,290	109,878
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,764,886	4,926,314
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.4%	5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,611	18,890
All firms, 2012	12,777	22,663
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,399	12,925
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,123	7,413
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,174	3,460
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	10,154	18,503
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,140	1,720
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,021	19,766
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	3.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.4%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	279.2	805.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	608.29	369.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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