St. Lawrence County vs. Jefferson County

	St. Lawrence County (NY)	Jefferson County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	108,047	111,755
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.5%	-3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	111,940	116,234
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	111,944	116,229
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.4%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	47.4%
White alone, percent	93.7%	87.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.6%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.9%	81.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	7,739	10,464
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.2%	3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	53,386	60,049
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.4%	55.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$91,600	$149,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,098	$1,274
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$453	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$730	$979
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.2%	27.9%
Building permits, 2018	149	138
Households, 2014-2018	41,669	43,267
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.6%	79.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	7.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	82.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.7%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	22.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.2%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.3%	4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.3%	53.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.6%	55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	131,557	198,838
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	581,736	536,820
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,302,898	770,537
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	174,972	345,196
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,446,567	1,937,924
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,889	$16,114
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.7	17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,305	$52,268
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,473	$25,884
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,915	2,444
Total employment, 2017	26,367	29,772
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,022,328	1,100,590
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.0%	-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,902	5,247
All firms, 2012	5,882	6,304
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,274	3,663
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,744	2,027
Minority-owned firms, 2012	204	247
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,395	5,638
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	659	815
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,786	4,905
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	31.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	41.8	91.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,680.38	1,268.59

Source: United States Census Bureau

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