Monroe County vs. Orleans County

Monroe County (NY)Orleans County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)742,47440,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.3%-5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)744,39942,883
Population, Census, April 1, 2010744,34442,883
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.8%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%17.9%
Female persons, percent51.7%50.1%
White alone, percent76.9%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent16.2%6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.8%
Asian alone, percent3.7%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.0%4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent70.3%86.2%
Veterans, 2014-201835,2443,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.6%3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)329,19018,598
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.8%75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$144,700$95,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,403$1,224
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$611$566
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$902$723
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.4%17.4%
Building permits, 20181,43317
Households, 2014-2018300,79616,333
Persons per household, 2014-20182.382.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.6%5.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.3%85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.7%77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.3%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.7%15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.7%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.5%56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.9%51.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,300,27228,368
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,819,83696,040
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)14,610,337764,560
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,131,557130,430
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,494,134252,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,696$5,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.225.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,479$51,843
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,502$25,261
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%12.6%
Total employer establishments, 201717,739665
Total employment, 2017359,3148,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)16,464,562273,764
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201745,7661,832
All firms, 201255,9972,275
Men-owned firms, 201231,2401,357
Women-owned firms, 201220,290667
Minority-owned firms, 20129,89199
Nonminority-owned firms, 201244,1142,097
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,433157
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201249,1521,945
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.2%25.5%
Population per square mile, 20101,132.6109.6
Land area in square miles, 2010657.21391.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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