Jefferson County vs. St. Lawrence County

	Jefferson County (NY)	St. Lawrence County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	111,755	108,047
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.9%	-3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	116,234	111,940
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	116,229	111,944
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	47.4%	48.9%
White alone, percent	87.4%	93.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.0%	2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.8%	2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.2%	91.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,464	7,739
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.8%	4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	60,049	53,386
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	55.7%	72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$149,500	$91,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,274	$1,098
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$480	$453
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$979	$730
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	17.2%
Building permits, 2018	138	149
Households, 2014-2018	43,267	41,669
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.2%	85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.8%	7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.2%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.3%	78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.1%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.3%	23.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.7%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	53.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.5%	52.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	198,838	131,557
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	536,820	581,736
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	770,537	1,302,898
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	345,196	174,972
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,937,924	1,446,567
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,114	$12,889
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.8	20.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,268	$49,305
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,884	$24,473
Persons in poverty, percent	12.3%	15.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,444	1,915
Total employment, 2017	29,772	26,367
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,100,590	1,022,328
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.4%	-1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,247	4,902
All firms, 2012	6,304	5,882
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,663	3,274
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,027	1,744
Minority-owned firms, 2012	247	204
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,638	5,395
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	815	659
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,905	4,786
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.8%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	91.6	41.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,268.59	2,680.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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