Carbon County vs. Monroe County

	Carbon County (PA)	Monroe County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	64,227	169,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.6%	-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	65,252	169,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	65,249	169,842
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.3%	19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.2%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	50.5%
White alone, percent	95.5%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.3%	16.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	16.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.3%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,470	10,936
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.8%	10.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	34,817	81,663
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.5%	77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$141,600	$167,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,320	$1,679
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$538	$647
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$800	$1,087
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.2%	8.3%
Building permits, 2018	87	186
Households, 2014-2018	25,739	56,770
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.4%	15.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	90.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.1%	82.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.8%	24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.0%	7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.6%	61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.7%	57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	112,043	724,750
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	218,963	643,147
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	562,613	2,140,383
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,655	$12,680
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	39.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,624	$63,931
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,867	$28,486
Persons in poverty, percent	11.9%	12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,140	3,385
Total employment, 2017	13,817	49,290
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	438,870	1,764,886
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.1%	4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,363	10,611
All firms, 2012	4,753	12,777
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,882	7,399
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,441	4,123
Minority-owned firms, 2012	281	2,174
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,253	10,154
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	523	1,140
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,010	11,021
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	171.1	279.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	381.46	608.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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