Luzerne County vs. Columbia County

Luzerne County (PA)Columbia County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)317,64665,456
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.0%-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)320,89567,303
Population, Census, April 1, 2010320,91867,295
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%17.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%19.5%
Female persons, percent50.5%51.8%
White alone, percent89.7%95.3%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.2%
Asian alone, percent1.4%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.9%2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.4%93.1%
Veterans, 2014-201822,0884,272
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)150,30230,323
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%69.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$125,400$149,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,244$1,195
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$502$464
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$767$762
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.5%17.0%
Building permits, 2018312147
Households, 2014-2018128,05426,582
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.7%83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.6%75.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.3%90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.2%22.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%5.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%51.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)515,557109,255
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,627,9951,613,375
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,435,853118,445
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,097,008904,832
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$25,222$13,528
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.322.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,646$49,889
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,919$25,794
Persons in poverty, percent14.3%12.3%
Total employer establishments, 20177,2101,428
Total employment, 2017136,04022,024
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,414,568785,738
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.8%-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,9833,298
All firms, 201221,9344,590
Men-owned firms, 201213,1092,771
Women-owned firms, 20126,6111,162
Minority-owned firms, 20122,156121
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,8424,221
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,264557
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201218,2713,750
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.6%25.1%
Population per square mile, 2010360.4139.3
Land area in square miles, 2010890.33483.11

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