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