Columbia County vs. Luzerne County

Columbia County (PA)Luzerne County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)65,456317,646
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.7%-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)67,303320,895
Population, Census, April 1, 201067,295320,918
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.7%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%19.9%
Female persons, percent51.8%50.5%
White alone, percent95.3%89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent2.1%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.2%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.9%12.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.1%80.4%
Veterans, 2014-20184,27222,088
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.3%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)30,323150,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.5%68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$149,100$125,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,195$1,244
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$464$502
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$762$767
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.0%20.5%
Building permits, 2018147312
Households, 2014-201826,582128,054
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.1%11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.5%82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.7%74.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.0%89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.5%23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.8%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.7%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.5%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)109,255515,557
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,613,3756,627,995
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)118,4453,435,853
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)904,8328,097,008
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,528$25,222
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.422.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,889$51,646
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,794$27,919
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%14.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4287,210
Total employment, 201722,024136,040
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)785,7385,414,568
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.0%1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,29816,983
All firms, 20124,59021,934
Men-owned firms, 20122,77113,109
Women-owned firms, 20121,1626,611
Minority-owned firms, 20121212,156
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,22118,842
Veteran-owned firms, 20125572,264
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,75018,271
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.1%23.6%
Population per square mile, 2010139.3360.4
Land area in square miles, 2010483.11890.33

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