Burlington County vs. Bucks County

	Burlington County (NJ)	Bucks County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	445,384	628,195
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.7%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	448,730	625,266
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	448,734	625,249
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.8%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	18.6%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.9%
White alone, percent	73.1%	88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	18.2%	4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	5.3%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.3%	5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.0%	83.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,527	34,363
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	179,893	251,515
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.7%	76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$247,600	$323,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,101	$2,140
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$897	$793
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,299	$1,207
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.8%	19.3%
Building permits, 2018	1,268	907
Households, 2014-2018	165,496	237,383
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.2%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.3%	87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.6%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.5%	40.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.5%	5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.5%	67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	771,418	1,136,076
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,710,591	3,735,597
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,496,624	9,681,380
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,927,387	12,999,722
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,868,632	10,185,137
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,218	$16,243
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.7	30.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$84,992	$86,055
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,517	$44,103
Persons in poverty, percent	6.2%	5.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,444	19,355
Total employment, 2017	180,194	252,929
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,509,218	11,813,516
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.1%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	29,235	54,140
All firms, 2012	32,404	64,386
Men-owned firms, 2012	19,316	40,579
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,473	17,690
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,296	5,202
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	24,687	57,516
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,105	6,536
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	27,554	55,244
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.8%	1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	24.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	561.9	1,034.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	798.58	604.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

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