Northampton County vs. Monroe County
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Northampton County (PA) Monroe County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 304,807 169,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.4% -0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 297,694 169,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 297,735 169,842
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.8% 4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.0% 19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.0% 17.2%
Female persons, percent 50.8% 50.5%
White alone, percent 87.1% 77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.0% 16.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 3.0% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 13.8% 16.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 75.9% 65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 18,588 10,936
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.6% 10.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 123,436 81,663
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.7% 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, 2009-2013 18.2% 8.3%
Building permits, 2018 575 186
Households, 2014-2018 114,123 56,770
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.55 2.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.6% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 13.2% 15.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.9% 90.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.0% 82.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.6% 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.2% 24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.1% 7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.1% 57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 941,050 724,750
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,137,248 643,147
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,627,410 2,140,383
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,121 $12,680
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.0 39.1
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, percent 10.2% 12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 6,382 3,385
Total employment, 2017 109,878 49,290
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 4,926,314 1,764,886
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 5.9% 4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 18,890 10,611
All firms, 2012 22,663 12,777
Men-owned firms, 2012 12,925 7,399
Women-owned firms, 2012 7,413 4,123
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,460 2,174
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 18,503 10,154
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,720 1,140
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 19,766 11,021
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 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 4.3% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 805.4 279.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 369.67 608.29
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.