Sussex County vs. Orange County

Sussex County (NJ)Orange County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)140,799381,951
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.4%2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)148,909372,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010149,265372,813
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.8%25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.3%14.0%
Female persons, percent50.3%49.9%
White alone, percent93.5%80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent2.5%12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.8%
Asian alone, percent2.0%2.9%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.6%21.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.8%63.5%
Veterans, 2014-20187,71019,756
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%10.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)62,464144,232
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201882.5%68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$266,000$263,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,241$2,280
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$974$909
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,260$1,223
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.4%29.1%
Building permits, 20181561,084
Households, 2014-201853,361126,776
Persons per household, 2014-20182.632.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.9%91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.5%24.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.3%88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.1%76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.8%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.9%29.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.3%62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)222,300575,225
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)551,1852,176,848
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)465,8362,592,425
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)459,5818,298,409
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,819,8166,221,053
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,343$16,611
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201838.233.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$90,520$76,716
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,639$33,472
Persons in poverty, percent5.2%11.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2249,596
Total employment, 201732,217118,615
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,352,3564,805,589
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.4%0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,24025,847
All firms, 201212,23829,609
Men-owned firms, 20127,48917,418
Women-owned firms, 20123,3669,576
Minority-owned firms, 20129245,989
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,97222,503
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2122,523
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,43925,811
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.8%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010287.6459.3
Land area in square miles, 2010519.01811.69

Source: United States Census Bureau

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