Jefferson County vs. Lewis County

Jefferson County (NY)Lewis County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)111,75526,447
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.9%-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)116,23427,090
Population, Census, April 1, 2010116,22927,087
Persons under 5 years, percent7.8%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%18.3%
Female persons, percent47.4%49.3%
White alone, percent87.4%97.1%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.7%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.8%1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.2%95.8%
Veterans, 2014-201810,4641,720
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.8%1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)60,04915,749
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201855.7%79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$149,500$120,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,274$1,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$480$455
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$979$733
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.9%9.5%
Building permits, 201813860
Households, 2014-201843,26710,242
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.2%91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.2%84.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.3%75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.1%89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.3%16.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.6%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.7%5.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%53.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)198,83819,061
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)536,82083,241
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)770,537532,658
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,937,924258,687
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,114$9,502
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.824.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,268$52,380
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,884$26,169
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%12.2%
Total employer establishments, 20172,444524
Total employment, 201729,7724,596
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,100,590189,661
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.4%-4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,2471,701
All firms, 20126,3041,843
Men-owned firms, 20123,6631,005
Women-owned firms, 20122,027454
Minority-owned firms, 201224732
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,6381,725
Veteran-owned firms, 201281590
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,9051,657
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.8%21.1%
Population per square mile, 201091.621.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,268.591,274.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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