Ulster County vs. Orange County

Ulster County (NY)Orange County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,599381,951
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.1%2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)182,512372,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010182,493372,813
Persons under 5 years, percent4.4%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.6%25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.8%14.0%
Female persons, percent50.4%49.9%
White alone, percent87.4%80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent7.3%12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.8%
Asian alone, percent2.1%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.5%21.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.9%63.5%
Veterans, 2014-20189,04019,756
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.8%10.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)85,421144,232
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.8%68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$225,500$263,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,917$2,280
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$754$909
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,086$1,223
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.8%29.1%
Building permits, 20182521,084
Households, 2014-201869,539126,776
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.4%24.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.7%88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.2%76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.5%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.2%29.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)367,274575,225
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)741,4412,176,848
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)810,4498,298,409
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,324,8856,221,053
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,789$16,611
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.433.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,348$76,716
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,879$33,472
Persons in poverty, percent14.3%11.5%
Total employer establishments, 20174,8509,596
Total employment, 201746,244118,615
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,685,9424,805,589
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,66325,847
All firms, 201218,36229,609
Men-owned firms, 201210,45517,418
Women-owned firms, 20126,2879,576
Minority-owned firms, 20121,7935,989
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,06022,503
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,0722,523
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,57925,811
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%7.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010162.3459.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,124.24811.69

Source: United States Census Bureau

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