Upstate NY

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Table

PEOPLE
Population
New York 
Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017) 19,849,399
Population estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 19,745,289
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2017) 19,378,110
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2016) 19,378,110
Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2017, (V2017) 2.4%
Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2016, (V2016) 1.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 19,378,102
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 5.9%
Persons under 5 years, percent, April 1, 2010 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 21.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, April 1, 2010 22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 15.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, April 1, 2010 13.5%
Female persons, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 51.4%
Female persons, percent, April 1, 2010 51.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 69.9%
Black or African American alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 17.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 1.0%
Asian alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 8.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(b) 19.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 55.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2012-2016 789,553
Foreign born persons, percent, 2012-2016 22.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 8,231,687
Housing units, April 1, 2010 8,108,103
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2012-2016 53.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2012-2016 $286,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2012-2016 $2,030
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2012-2016 $712
Median gross rent, 2012-2016 $1,159
Building permits, 2016 33,711
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2012-2016 7,266,187
Persons per household, 2012-2016 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2012-2016 89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2012-2016 30.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 85.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 34.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2012-2016 7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent

8.1%

Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 63.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 49,285,508
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 155,666,053
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 148,879,931
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 341,734,970
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 251,167,736
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $12,834
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2012-2016 32.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $60,741
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $34,212
Persons in poverty, percent

14.7%

BUSINESSES
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2015 540,2981
Total employment, 2015 7,998,9941
Total annual payroll, 2015 ($1,000) 513,083,3211
Total employment, percent change, 2014-2015 1.8%1
Total nonemployer establishments, 2015 1,685,636
All firms, 2012 2,008,988
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,139,910
Women-owned firms, 2012 725,709
Minority-owned firms, 2012 709,021
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,248,304
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 137,532
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,811,544
GEOGRAPHY
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 411.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 47,126.40
FIPS Code 36
Skills

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March 22, 2018