Northampton County vs. Monroe County

Northampton County (PA)Monroe County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)304,807169,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.4%-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)297,694169,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010297,735169,842
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.0%17.2%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.5%
White alone, percent87.1%77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%16.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent3.0%2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.8%16.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.9%65.1%
Veterans, 2014-201818,58810,936
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.6%10.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)123,43681,663
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$214,200$167,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,679$1,679
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$671$647
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,046$1,087
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.2%8.3%
Building permits, 2018575186
Households, 2014-2018114,12356,770
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.2%15.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.9%90.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.0%82.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.6%89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.2%24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.4%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)941,050724,750
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,137,248643,147
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,627,4102,140,383
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,121$12,680
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.039.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,565$63,931
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,017$28,486
Persons in poverty, percent10.2%12.3%
Total employer establishments, 20176,3823,385
Total employment, 2017109,87849,290
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,926,3141,764,886
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.9%4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,89010,611
All firms, 201222,66312,777
Men-owned firms, 201212,9257,399
Women-owned firms, 20127,4134,123
Minority-owned firms, 20123,4602,174
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,50310,154
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7201,140
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201219,76611,021
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010805.4279.2
Land area in square miles, 2010369.67608.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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