Bergen County vs. Westchester County

	Bergen County (NJ)	Westchester County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	936,692	967,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.5%	1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	905,143	949,220
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	905,116	949,113
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.6%
White alone, percent	73.0%	73.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.3%	16.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	16.9%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.6%	25.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.7%	53.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,903	29,185
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.7%	25.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	359,291	375,852
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.4%	61.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$459,200	$528,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,007	$3,398
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,254	$1,426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,454	$1,493
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.9%	49.1%
Building permits, 2018	2,849	1,672
Households, 2014-2018	338,249	347,332
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.3%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	39.7%	33.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	85.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.2%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.3%	48.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.3%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,016,749	2,020,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	9,302,959	9,638,221
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,577,581	4,492,932
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,906,550	20,313,949
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,349,156	14,514,240
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$22,145	$15,093
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.7	34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$95,837	$92,758
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,426	$54,572
Persons in poverty, percent	6.8%	8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	31,916	31,885
Total employment, 2017	436,581	387,302
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,796,163	25,783,121
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	98,170	99,777
All firms, 2012	110,267	114,575
Men-owned firms, 2012	63,895	64,997
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,576	39,870
Minority-owned firms, 2012	31,395	33,391
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	75,344	77,686
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,713	8,037
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	98,227	102,812
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.3%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.4%	10.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	3,884.5	2,204.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	233.01	430.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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