Westchester County vs. Putnam County

Westchester County (NY)Putnam County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)967,61298,892
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.9%-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)949,22099,650
Population, Census, April 1, 2010949,11399,710
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%17.4%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.0%
White alone, percent73.4%91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent16.6%3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.4%
Asian alone, percent6.4%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent25.1%15.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent53.1%77.9%
Veterans, 2014-201829,1854,087
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201825.6%13.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)375,85238,680
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.3%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, 2009-201349.1%15.2%
Building permits, 20181,67251
Households, 2014-2018347,33234,847
Persons per household, 2014-20182.712.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%93.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201833.3%18.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.0%91.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201848.2%39.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.6%6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.9%4.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.4%66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.5%62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,020,014100,356
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)9,638,221559,073
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,492,932308,619
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)20,313,949516,251
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,514,240952,194
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,093$9,560
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.639.3
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, percent8.3%6.0%
Total employer establishments, 201731,8852,898
Total employment, 2017387,30221,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)25,783,121965,278
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.6%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201799,7779,426
All firms, 2012114,57510,790
Men-owned firms, 201264,9976,376
Women-owned firms, 201239,8703,373
Minority-owned firms, 201233,3911,339
Nonminority-owned firms, 201277,6869,078
Veteran-owned firms, 20128,037756
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012102,8129,632
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.9%5.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.5%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200710.0%6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.6%27.6%
Population per square mile, 20102,204.7432.9
Land area in square miles, 2010430.50230.31

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.