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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 19,465,197 |
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Population, 2010 | 949,113 | 19,378,102 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 2.8% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 923,459 | 18,976,457 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.0% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.7% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.9% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 68.1% | 65.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 14.6% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.4% | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 21.8% | 17.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 57.4% | 58.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.4% | 88.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 24.3% | 21.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 31.1% | 29.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.4% | 84.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 44.5% | 32.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 45,845 | 1,025,496 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 31.7 | 31.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 370,821 | 8,108,103 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 62.7% | 55.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 49.4% | 50.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $556,900 | $303,900 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 345,795 | 7,205,740 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.64 | 2.59 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $47,814 | $30,948 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $79,619 | $55,603 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.2% | 14.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Westchester County | New York |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 31,590 | 515,8191 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 372,772 | 7,332,3921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -5.1% | -0.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 84,576 | 1,489,207 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 120,727 | 1,956,733 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.9% | 10.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.5% | 10.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.0% | 9.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.6% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 4,122,897 | 162,720,173 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,059,559 | 313,461,904 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,205,055 | 230,718,065 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,007 | $11,879 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,799,292 | 39,813,499 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 357 | 19,568 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 6,984,046 | 195,012,6291 |
