Westchester County vs. Rockland County

	Westchester County (NY)	Rockland County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	967,612	325,695
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.9%	4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	949,220	311,694
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	949,113	311,687
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	28.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	50.9%
White alone, percent	73.4%	77.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	16.6%	13.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	6.4%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.1%	18.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	53.1%	62.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,185	8,778
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	25.6%	20.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	375,852	106,747
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.3%	68.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$528,300	$434,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,398	$3,097
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,426	$1,339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,493	$1,463
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	49.1%	32.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,672	324
Households, 2014-2018	347,332	100,005
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	3.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	33.3%	38.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.1%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.8%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.2%	40.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.6%	5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.9%	6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	59.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,020,014	501,167
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	9,638,221	2,083,472
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,492,932	9,613,228
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,313,949	3,891,990
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,514,240	4,153,693
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,093	$13,072
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.6	31.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,758	$91,108
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,572	$38,076
Persons in poverty, percent	8.3%	13.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	31,885	10,187
Total employment, 2017	387,302	112,257
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	25,783,121	5,236,748
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	99,777	28,211
All firms, 2012	114,575	31,220
Men-owned firms, 2012	64,997	18,538
Women-owned firms, 2012	39,870	9,433
Minority-owned firms, 2012	33,391	7,478
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	77,686	22,494
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	8,037	1,931
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	102,812	27,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.9%	7.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.0%	6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.6%	26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,204.7	1,795.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	430.50	173.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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