Monroe County vs. Pike County
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Monroe County (PA) Pike County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 169,507 55,933
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.2% -2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 169,832 57,346
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 169,842 57,369
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.5% 3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.6% 18.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.2% 22.8%
Female persons, percent 50.5% 49.3%
White alone, percent 77.6% 89.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 16.2% 6.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 2.7% 1.7%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 16.6% 11.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.1% 79.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 10,936 4,181
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.2% 8.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 81,663 39,134
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 77.7% 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, 2009-2013 8.3% 3.3%
Building permits, 2018 186 97
Households, 2014-2018 56,770 21,871
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.91 2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.8% 90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 15.8% 11.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.3% 91.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.5% 85.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.4% 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 24.4% 28.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.3% 13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.5% 7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.4% 57.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.0% 52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 724,750 127,221
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 643,147 64,182
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,140,383 471,375
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,680 $8,284
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 39.1 45.0
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, percent 12.3% 10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,385 932
Total employment, 2017 49,290 8,678
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,764,886 259,013
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.4% 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 10,611 4,061
All firms, 2012 12,777 5,026
Men-owned firms, 2012 7,399 2,852
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,123 1,669
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,174 486
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,154 4,418
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,140 447
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 11,021 4,345
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.4% 4.6%
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% 2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.4% 25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 279.2 105.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 608.29 544.96
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.