Pennsylvania vs. New York
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Pennsylvania New York
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 12,801,989 19,453,561
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.8% 0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 12,702,868 19,378,144
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 12,702,379 19,378,102
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.7% 20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.2% 16.4%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 51.4%
White alone, percent 81.8% 69.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 12.0% 17.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 3.7% 9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.6% 19.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 76.1% 55.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 782,682 730,557
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 22.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 5,713,150 8,363,934
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.0% 53.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $174,100 $302,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,474 $2,114
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $531 $755
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $915 $1,240
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.5% 50.6%
Building permits, 2018 23,325 37,778
Households, 2014-2018 5,025,132 7,316,537
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.7% 89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.3% 30.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.5% 88.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.2% 80.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.2% 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.8% 35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.7% 6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.6% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.3% 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 23,504,192 49,285,508
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 96,329,248 155,666,053
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 231,396,178 148,879,931
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 191,170,147 341,734,970
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 178,794,945 251,167,736
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,008 $12,834
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.9 33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,445 $65,323
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,889 $37,470
Persons in poverty, percent 12.2% 13.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 302,772 547,034
Total employment, 2017 5,433,660 8,261,269
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 270,592,656 547,344,236
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.5% 1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 849,036 1,751,378
All firms, 2012 975,453 2,008,988
Men-owned firms, 2012 579,400 1,139,910
Women-owned firms, 2012 304,803 725,709
Minority-owned firms, 2012 131,512 709,021
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 818,858 1,248,304
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 97,969 137,532
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 837,792 1,811,544
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.6% 10.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 10.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 9.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.0% 30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 283.9 411.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 44,742.70 47,126.40
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pennsylvania and New York using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.