Monroe County vs. Pike County

Monroe County (PA)Pike County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,50755,933
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%-2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)169,83257,346
Population, Census, April 1, 2010169,84257,369
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.6%18.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%22.8%
Female persons, percent50.5%49.3%
White alone, percent77.6%89.3%
Black or African American alone, percent16.2%6.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.7%1.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.6%11.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.1%79.8%
Veterans, 2014-201810,9364,181
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.2%8.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)81,66339,134
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.7%83.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$167,000$187,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,679$1,539
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$647$605
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,087$1,197
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.3%3.3%
Building permits, 201818697
Households, 2014-201856,77021,871
Persons per household, 2014-20182.912.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.8%90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201815.8%11.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.3%91.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.5%85.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.4%92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.4%28.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.5%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%57.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)724,750127,221
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)643,14764,182
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,140,383471,375
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,680$8,284
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201839.145.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,931$64,247
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,486$33,111
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 20173,385932
Total employment, 201749,2908,678
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,764,886259,013
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.4%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,6114,061
All firms, 201212,7775,026
Men-owned firms, 20127,3992,852
Women-owned firms, 20124,1231,669
Minority-owned firms, 20122,174486
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,1544,418
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,140447
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,0214,345
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.4%4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.4%25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010279.2105.3
Land area in square miles, 2010608.29544.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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