Putnam County vs. Westchester County

	Putnam County (NY)	Westchester County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	98,892	967,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.8%	1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	99,650	949,220
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	99,710	949,113
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.8%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.4%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	51.6%
White alone, percent	91.6%	73.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.7%	16.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	2.3%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.8%	25.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.9%	53.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,087	29,185
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	25.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	38,680	375,852
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.4%	61.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$356,300	$528,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,707	$3,398
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,140	$1,426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,387	$1,493
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.2%	49.1%
Building permits, 2018	51	1,672
Households, 2014-2018	34,847	347,332
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.6%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	18.5%	33.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.3%	91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	91.0%	85.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.0%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	48.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.9%	6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	100,356	2,020,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	559,073	9,638,221
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	308,619	4,492,932
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	516,251	20,313,949
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	952,194	14,514,240
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,560	$15,093
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.3	34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$102,186	$92,758
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,905	$54,572
Persons in poverty, percent	6.0%	8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,898	31,885
Total employment, 2017	21,449	387,302
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	965,278	25,783,121
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.3%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,426	99,777
All firms, 2012	10,790	114,575
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,376	64,997
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,373	39,870
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,339	33,391
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,078	77,686
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	756	8,037
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,632	102,812
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	10.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.6%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	432.9	2,204.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	230.31	430.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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