Ontario County vs. Seneca County

	Ontario County (NY)	Seneca County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	109,864	34,300
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.6%	-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	108,090	35,243
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	107,931	35,251
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.9%	19.2%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	47.5%
White alone, percent	93.6%	91.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.8%	5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.0%	3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.7%	88.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	7,226	2,433
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.9%	2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	51,204	16,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.7%	74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$160,000	$101,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,392	$1,167
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$598	$509
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$875	$761
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.6%	14.1%
Building permits, 2018	451	50
Households, 2014-2018	44,286	13,522
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.7%	7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.5%	86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.8%	77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.4%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.5%	20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.4%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.2%	56.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	237,328	35,312
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	684,974	81,963
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,670,997	674,190
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	660,224	202,528
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,021,431	489,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,627	$13,876
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.4	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,359	$54,695
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,121	$27,366
Persons in poverty, percent	8.5%	12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,977	720
Total employment, 2017	47,030	10,540
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,210,216	366,794
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	21.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	7,159	1,846
All firms, 2012	8,874	2,290
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,788	1,418
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,189	561
Minority-owned firms, 2012	345	63
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,062	2,050
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	743	386
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,456	1,719
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.9%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	167.6	108.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	644.07	323.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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