New York vs. Florida
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New York Florida
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 19,453,561 21,477,737 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.4% 14.2% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 19,378,144 18,804,564 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 19,378,102 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.4% Persons under 18 years, percent 20.8% 19.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 20.5% Female persons, percent 51.4% 51.1% White alone, percent 69.7% 77.3% Black or African American alone, percent 17.6% 16.9% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 9.0% 3.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, percent 19.2% 26.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 55.4% 53.5% Veterans, 2014-2018 730,557 1,452,967 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 22.6% 20.5% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8,363,934 9,547,305 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 53.9% 65.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $302,200 $196,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,114 $1,466 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $755 $492 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,240 $1,128 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 50.6% 30.1% Building permits, 2018 37,778 144,427 Households, 2014-2018 7,316,537 7,621,760 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.60 2.65 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.5% 84.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 29.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.2% 89.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.9% 80.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.5% 88.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.9% 29.2% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.6% 8.6% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.3% 16.0% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.0% 58.3% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.5% 54.1% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 49,285,508 49,817,925 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 155,666,053 124,061,425 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 148,879,931 96,924,106 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 341,734,970 252,626,608 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 251,167,736 273,867,145 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,834 $14,177 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 33.3 27.4 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,323 $53,267 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,470 $30,197 Persons in poverty, percent 13.6% 13.6% Total employer establishments, 2017 547,034 557,308 Total employment, 2017 8,261,269 8,385,577 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 547,344,236 378,219,262 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.0% 2.6% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,751,378 2,245,127 All firms, 2012 2,008,988 2,100,187 Men-owned firms, 2012 1,139,910 1,084,885 Women-owned firms, 2012 725,709 807,817 Minority-owned firms, 2012 709,021 926,112 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,248,304 1,121,749 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 137,532 185,756 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,811,544 1,846,686 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.4% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.1% 3.2% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.9% 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.4% 28.9% Population per square mile, 2010 411.2 350.6 Land area in square miles, 2010 47,126.40 53,624.76
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between New York and Florida using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
