Columbia County vs. Ulster County

Columbia County (NY)Ulster County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)59,916178,599
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.0%-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)63,057182,512
Population, Census, April 1, 201063,096182,493
Persons under 5 years, percent4.2%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.3%17.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.8%19.8%
Female persons, percent49.9%50.4%
White alone, percent90.1%87.4%
Black or African American alone, percent5.2%7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.0%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.9%10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.3%78.9%
Veterans, 2014-20184,1239,040
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%7.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,61485,421
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.1%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$231,100$225,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,697$1,917
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$669$754
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$931$1,086
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%21.8%
Building permits, 201897252
Households, 2014-201825,24369,539
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.1%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.3%11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.6%84.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.4%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.3%32.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.4%61.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%59.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)72,656367,274
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)330,458741,441
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)306,062810,449
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)748,8482,324,885
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,982$12,789
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.828.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,032$63,348
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,581$33,879
Persons in poverty, percent11.7%14.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,7964,850
Total employment, 201716,64346,244
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)640,0411,685,942
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,19416,663
All firms, 20127,45418,362
Men-owned firms, 20124,46010,455
Women-owned firms, 20122,1556,287
Minority-owned firms, 20124561,793
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,70116,060
Veteran-owned firms, 20129011,072
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,18916,579
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.5%32.0%
Population per square mile, 201099.4162.3
Land area in square miles, 2010634.711,124.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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