New York vs. Vermont
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New York Vermont
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 19,453,561 623,989
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.4% -0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 19,378,144 625,737
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 19,378,102 625,741
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.8% 18.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 19.4%
Female persons, percent 51.4% 50.6%
White alone, percent 69.7% 94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 17.6% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 9.0% 2.0%
Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 19.2% 2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 55.4% 92.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 730,557 38,625
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 22.6% 4.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8,363,934 337,110
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 53.9% 70.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $302,200 $223,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,114 $1,594
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $755 $667
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,240 $972
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 50.6% 23.0%
Building permits, 2018 37,778 2,080
Households, 2014-2018 7,316,537 259,589
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.60 2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.5% 86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 5.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.2% 88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.9% 80.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.5% 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.9% 37.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.6% 10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.3% 4.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.0% 65.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.5% 63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 49,285,508 1,564,272
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 155,666,053 4,457,996
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 148,879,931 9,315,494
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 341,734,970 6,450,076
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 251,167,736 9,933,751
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,834 $15,868
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 33.3 22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,323 $60,076
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,470 $33,238
Persons in poverty, percent 13.6% 11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 547,034 21,158
Total employment, 2017 8,261,269 258,876
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 547,344,236 11,052,209
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.0% -1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,751,378 61,505
All firms, 2012 2,008,988 75,827
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,139,910 41,270
Women-owned firms, 2012 725,709 23,417
Minority-owned firms, 2012 709,021 2,354
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,248,304 70,491
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 137,532 8,237
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,811,544 63,317
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.4% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.1% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.9% 0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.4% 26.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 411.2 67.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 47,126.40 9,216.66
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between New York and Vermont using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.