Luzerne County vs. Monroe County

Luzerne County (PA)Monroe County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)317,646169,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.0%-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)320,895169,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010320,918169,842
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%17.2%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.5%
White alone, percent89.7%77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%16.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.4%2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.9%16.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.4%65.1%
Veterans, 2014-201822,08810,936
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%10.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)150,30281,663
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$125,400$167,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,244$1,679
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$502$647
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$767$1,087
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.5%8.3%
Building permits, 2018312186
Households, 2014-2018128,05456,770
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%15.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.7%90.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.6%82.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.3%89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.2%24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)515,557724,750
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,273,087643,147
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,097,0082,140,383
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$25,222$12,680
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.339.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,646$63,931
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,919$28,486
Persons in poverty, percent14.3%12.3%
Total employer establishments, 20177,2103,385
Total employment, 2017136,04049,290
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,414,5681,764,886
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.8%4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,98310,611
All firms, 201221,93412,777
Men-owned firms, 201213,1097,399
Women-owned firms, 20126,6114,123
Minority-owned firms, 20122,1562,174
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,84210,154
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2641,140
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201218,27111,021
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%3.6%
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%27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010360.4279.2
Land area in square miles, 2010890.33608.29

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