Erie County vs. Chautauqua County

Erie County (NY)Chautauqua County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)919,719127,939
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.1%-5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)919,129134,907
Population, Census, April 1, 2010919,040134,905
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.9%20.1%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.6%
White alone, percent79.5%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent14.0%2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.7%
Asian alone, percent3.7%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.2%87.1%
Veterans, 2014-201853,6098,462
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.1%2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)429,71467,677
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.8%70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$146,500$86,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,312$986
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$532$447
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$804$649
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201337.9%23.9%
Building permits, 20181,249135
Households, 2014-2018387,84752,572
Persons per household, 2014-20182.302.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.7%87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.5%7.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.2%83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.6%73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.4%88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.7%21.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.5%5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.9%53.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,871,900208,720
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)7,532,495623,863
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,835,4485,107,494
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,343,197693,237
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,106,0651,437,908
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,172$10,768
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.517.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,673$45,332
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,347$24,825
Persons in poverty, percent13.7%18.3%
Total employer establishments, 201722,9402,872
Total employment, 2017421,50840,414
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)18,968,2131,379,453
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.9%-1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201750,4187,158
All firms, 201261,3548,974
Men-owned firms, 201237,1995,183
Women-owned firms, 201219,0412,757
Minority-owned firms, 20128,090426
Nonminority-owned firms, 201250,9558,085
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,802903
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201252,6377,382
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.5%1.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010881.4127.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,042.691,060.23

Source: United States Census Bureau

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