Nassau County vs. Westchester County

	Nassau County (NY)	Westchester County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,358,343	967,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.4%	1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,339,885	949,220
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,339,532	949,113
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	51.6%
White alone, percent	74.0%	73.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.0%	16.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	10.5%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	17.2%	25.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.3%	53.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	45,513	29,185
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	22.2%	25.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	473,496	375,852
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.6%	61.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$474,800	$528,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,193	$3,398
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,360	$1,426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,738	$1,493
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.3%	49.1%
Building permits, 2018	984	1,672
Households, 2014-2018	445,517	347,332
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.00	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.3%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.3%	33.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.6%	91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.9%	85.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.2%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	48.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.6%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.3%	6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.1%	65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,938,830	2,020,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	13,166,206	9,638,221
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,196,698	4,492,932
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,959,054	20,313,949
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,105,610	14,514,240
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,866	$15,093
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.2	34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$111,240	$92,758
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,211	$54,572
Persons in poverty, percent	5.8%	8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	48,608	31,885
Total employment, 2017	566,051	387,302
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	30,922,169	25,783,121
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	144,282	99,777
All firms, 2012	162,528	114,575
Men-owned firms, 2012	100,751	64,997
Women-owned firms, 2012	48,489	39,870
Minority-owned firms, 2012	44,392	33,391
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	113,966	77,686
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	11,775	8,037
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	145,682	102,812
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.0%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.1%	10.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	4,704.8	2,204.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	284.72	430.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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