Delaware County vs. Montgomery County
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Montgomery - PA
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Queens - NY
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Travis - TX
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Delaware County (PA) Montgomery County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 564,751 828,604
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.1% 3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 558,759 799,872
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 558,979 799,874
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.9% 21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 17.8%
Female persons, percent 51.9% 51.3%
White alone, percent 69.0% 79.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 22.4% 9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 6.1% 8.0%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.9% 5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 66.3% 75.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 27,551 40,892
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.1% 10.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 224,871 336,193
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.1% 71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $239,600 $305,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,889 $2,073
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $745 $779
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,055 $1,253
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.7% 24.4%
Building permits, 2018 286 2,530
Households, 2014-2018 206,405 313,949
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.62 2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.4% 88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.9% 13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.0% 92.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.1% 88.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.8% 94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 38.3% 48.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.2% 6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.6% 4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.9% 68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.3% 63.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 878,102 1,723,215
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,952,555 7,980,211
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 7,364,871 14,574,655
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,482,348 17,692,109
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,468,800 16,036,285
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,529 $19,836
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.7 29.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $71,539 $88,166
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $38,251 $46,776
Persons in poverty, percent 8.8% 5.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 12,921 26,328
Total employment, 2017 211,442 508,632
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 11,613,490 32,280,333
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.2% 2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 43,683 72,867
All firms, 2012 48,557 81,437
Men-owned firms, 2012 29,073 49,306
Women-owned firms, 2012 15,326 23,821
Minority-owned firms, 2012 9,764 10,000
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 37,220 68,260
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 5,133 7,572
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 41,202 69,382
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.4% 3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.5% 4.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.4% 25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 3,040.5 1,655.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 183.84 483.04
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Delaware county (PA) and Montgomery county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.