Berkshire County vs. Columbia County

Berkshire County (MA)Columbia County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)126,34859,916
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.8%-5.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)131,27563,057
Population, Census, April 1, 2010131,21963,096
Persons under 5 years, percent4.2%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.9%17.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.3%23.8%
Female persons, percent51.6%49.9%
White alone, percent92.0%90.1%
Black or African American alone, percent3.5%5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.7%2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.1%4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.8%86.3%
Veterans, 2014-20188,8514,123
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,40033,614
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.9%72.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$208,500$231,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,472$1,697
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$603$669
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$836$931
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.6%16.9%
Building permits, 201826297
Households, 2014-201855,16725,243
Persons per household, 2014-20182.182.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.4%91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.1%7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.4%87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.6%76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.1%90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.4%31.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.3%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.0%60.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)418,66572,656
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,091,372330,458
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,288,923462,642
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)454,981306,062
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,916,512748,848
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,741$11,982
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.925.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,674$63,032
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,287$35,581
Persons in poverty, percent11.3%11.7%
Total employer establishments, 20173,8721,796
Total employment, 201753,88216,643
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,459,347640,041
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,3596,194
All firms, 201212,7407,454
Men-owned firms, 20127,1614,460
Women-owned firms, 20123,8772,155
Minority-owned firms, 2012758456
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,4346,701
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,424901
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,2966,189
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.8%25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010141.699.4
Land area in square miles, 2010926.83634.71

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Berkshire county (MA) and Columbia county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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