Westchester County vs. Nassau County
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Westchester County (NY) Nassau County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 967,612 1,358,343
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.9% 1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 949,220 1,339,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 949,113 1,339,532
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.6% 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.9% 21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 17.8%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 51.3%
White alone, percent 73.4% 74.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 16.6% 13.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 6.4% 10.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 25.1% 17.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 53.1% 59.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 29,185 45,513
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 25.6% 22.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 375,852 473,496
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.3% 80.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $528,300 $474,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $3,398 $3,193
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,426 $1,360
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,493 $1,738
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 49.1% 21.3%
Building permits, 2018 1,672 984
Households, 2014-2018 347,332 445,517
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.71 3.00
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.7% 93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 33.3% 28.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.1% 92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 85.0% 88.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.8% 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 48.2% 45.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.6% 4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.9% 5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.4% 65.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.5% 59.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,020,014 2,938,830
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 9,638,221 13,166,206
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 4,492,932 5,196,698
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 20,313,949 27,959,054
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 14,514,240 24,105,610
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,093 $17,866
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 34.6 36.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $92,758 $111,240
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,572 $49,211
Persons in poverty, percent 8.3% 5.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 31,885 48,608
Total employment, 2017 387,302 566,051
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 25,783,121 30,922,169
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.6% 1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 99,777 144,282
All firms, 2012 114,575 162,528
Men-owned firms, 2012 64,997 100,751
Women-owned firms, 2012 39,870 48,489
Minority-owned firms, 2012 33,391 44,392
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 77,686 113,966
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 8,037 11,775
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 102,812 145,682
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.9% 6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.5% 8.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.0% 7.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.6% 25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,204.7 4,704.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 430.50 284.72
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Westchester county (NY) and Nassau county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.