Putnam County vs. Rockland County

	Putnam County (NY)	Rockland County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	98,892	325,695
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.8%	4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	99,650	311,694
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	99,710	311,687
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.8%	28.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.4%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.9%
White alone, percent	91.6%	77.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.7%	13.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.3%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.8%	18.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.9%	62.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,087	8,778
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	20.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	38,680	106,747
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.4%	68.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$356,300	$434,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,707	$3,097
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,140	$1,339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,387	$1,463
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.2%	32.6%
Building permits, 2018	51	324
Households, 2014-2018	34,847	100,005
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	3.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.6%	91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	18.5%	38.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.3%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	91.0%	80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.0%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	40.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.9%	6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	59.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	100,356	501,167
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	559,073	2,083,472
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	308,619	9,613,228
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	516,251	3,891,990
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	952,194	4,153,693
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,560	$13,072
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.3	31.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$102,186	$91,108
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,905	$38,076
Persons in poverty, percent	6.0%	13.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,898	10,187
Total employment, 2017	21,449	112,257
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	965,278	5,236,748
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.3%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,426	28,211
All firms, 2012	10,790	31,220
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,376	18,538
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,373	9,433
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,339	7,478
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,078	22,494
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	756	1,931
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,632	27,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	7.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.6%	26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	432.9	1,795.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	230.31	173.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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