Sullivan County vs. Columbia County

	Sullivan County (PA)	Columbia County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,071	65,456
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.6%	-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,429	67,303
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,428	67,295
Persons under 5 years, percent	2.9%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	10.6%	17.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	28.3%	19.5%
Female persons, percent	47.7%	51.8%
White alone, percent	94.2%	95.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.8%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.9%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.6%	93.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	674	4,272
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,379	30,323
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.1%	69.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$151,800	$149,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,128	$1,195
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$417	$464
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$628	$762
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.8%	17.0%
Building permits, 2018	10	147
Households, 2014-2018	2,721	26,582
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.10	2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.3%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.6%	3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.3%	83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.7%	75.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.7%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.3%	22.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	5.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.6%	56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.4%	51.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	64,679	904,832
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,011	$13,528
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.5	22.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,346	$49,889
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,665	$25,794
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	160	1,428
Total employment, 2017	849	22,024
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,934	785,738
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-29.5%	-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	482	3,298
All firms, 2012	619	4,590
Men-owned firms, 2012	378	2,771
Women-owned firms, 2012	150	1,162
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	580	4,221
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	62	557
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	534	3,750
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	25.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.3	139.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	449.94	483.11

Source: United States Census Bureau

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