Niagara County vs. Orleans County

Niagara County (NY)Orleans County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)210,43340,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.8%-5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)216,48542,883
Population, Census, April 1, 2010216,46942,883
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%17.9%
Female persons, percent51.3%50.1%
White alone, percent87.8%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent7.3%6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.1%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.1%4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.3%86.2%
Veterans, 2014-201814,3733,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)100,61418,598
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.3%75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$119,300$95,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,245$1,224
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$535$566
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$692$723
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.9%17.4%
Building permits, 201820417
Households, 2014-201888,21116,333
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.0%89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.1%5.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.1%85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.1%77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.2%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.1%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%51.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,055,91628,368
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)789,42796,040
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,134,915764,560
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,506,419130,430
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,521,578252,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,722$5,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.625.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,085$51,843
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,824$25,261
Persons in poverty, percent13.0%12.6%
Total employer establishments, 20174,594665
Total employment, 201761,4768,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,258,564273,764
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.9%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,8701,832
All firms, 201212,1672,275
Men-owned firms, 20126,4711,357
Women-owned firms, 20124,337667
Minority-owned firms, 201278799
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,8072,097
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,066157
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,3721,945
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%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, 200727.8%25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010414.4109.6
Land area in square miles, 2010522.36391.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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