Chautauqua County vs. Erie County

Chautauqua County (NY)Erie County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)127,939272,061
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.2%-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)134,907280,584
Population, Census, April 1, 2010134,905280,566
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.3%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.1%18.0%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.6%
White alone, percent93.6%87.6%
Black or African American alone, percent2.8%7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.7%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.8%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.1%84.2%
Veterans, 2014-20188,46219,933
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.3%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)67,677121,617
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.0%65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$86,300$130,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$986$1,194
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$447$474
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$649$737
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.9%24.6%
Building permits, 2018135305
Households, 2014-201852,572110,050
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.1%84.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.9%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.9%86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.7%78.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.9%91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.7%27.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.3%6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.7%60.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.2%57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)208,720485,439
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)623,8632,216,462
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,107,4949,437,662
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)693,2371,242,517
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,437,9083,752,817
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,768$13,372
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.919.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,332$49,716
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,825$27,349
Persons in poverty, percent18.3%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20172,8726,197
Total employment, 201740,414115,178
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,379,4534,540,549
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.3%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,15813,956
All firms, 20128,97418,667
Men-owned firms, 20125,18310,882
Women-owned firms, 20122,7575,581
Minority-owned firms, 20124261,267
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,08516,593
Veteran-owned firms, 20129031,639
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,38216,019
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%3.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010127.2351.1
Land area in square miles, 20101,060.23799.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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