Columbia County vs. Schuylkill County

Columbia County (PA)Schuylkill County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)65,456142,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.7%-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)67,303148,291
Population, Census, April 1, 201067,295148,289
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.7%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%20.4%
Female persons, percent51.8%48.8%
White alone, percent95.3%94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent2.1%3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.9%4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.1%90.6%
Veterans, 2014-20184,27211,111
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.3%1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)30,32369,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.5%75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$149,100$97,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,195$1,137
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$464$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$762$691
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.0%13.6%
Building permits, 2018147105
Households, 2014-201826,58258,733
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.1%4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.5%81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.7%74.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.0%88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.5%16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.8%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.7%56.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.5%53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)109,255124,430
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,613,3753,400,000
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)118,445916,608
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)904,8321,381,912
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,528$9,397
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.426.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,889$49,190
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,794$26,070
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%13.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4282,739
Total employment, 201722,02441,324
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)785,7381,540,882
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.0%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,2986,664
All firms, 20124,5908,492
Men-owned firms, 20122,7715,145
Women-owned firms, 20121,1622,444
Minority-owned firms, 2012121390
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,2217,749
Veteran-owned firms, 2012557984
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,7507,027
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.1%27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010139.3190.4
Land area in square miles, 2010483.11778.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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