Monroe County vs. Orleans County
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Monroe County (NY) Orleans County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 742,474 40,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.3% -5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 744,399 42,883
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 744,344 42,883
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.8% 19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.2% 17.9%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 50.1%
White alone, percent 76.9% 90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 16.2% 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 3.7% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.7% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.0% 4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 70.3% 86.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 35,244 3,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.6% 3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 329,190 18,598
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.8% 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, 2009-2013 30.4% 17.4%
Building permits, 2018 1,433 17
Households, 2014-2018 300,796 16,333
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.38 2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.6% 89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 13.6% 5.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.3% 85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.7% 77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.3% 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 37.7% 15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.2% 12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.7% 5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.5% 56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.9% 51.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,300,272 28,368
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 5,819,836 96,040
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 14,610,337 764,560
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,131,557 130,430
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,494,134 252,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,696 $5,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 20.2 25.0
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, percent 14.4% 12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 17,739 665
Total employment, 2017 359,314 8,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 16,464,562 273,764
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.2% 2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 45,766 1,832
All firms, 2012 55,997 2,275
Men-owned firms, 2012 31,240 1,357
Women-owned firms, 2012 20,290 667
Minority-owned firms, 2012 9,891 99
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 44,114 2,097
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,433 157
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 49,152 1,945
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.3% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.2% 25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,132.6 109.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 657.21 391.26
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.