| | People QuickFacts | Susquehanna County | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 42,696 | 12,763,536 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 43,356 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.5% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 43,356 | 12,702,379 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.0% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.6% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 18.3% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.7% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 98.2% | 83.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 11.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.8% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.4% | 5.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 96.9% | 79.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 92.0% | 87.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.4% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 2.4% | 10.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.7% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 16.0% | 26.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,377 | 1,007,939 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 26.3 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 23,058 | 5,579,275 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 78.5% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.9% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $131,700 | $163,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 17,273 | 4,952,566 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.48 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,392 | $27,824 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $46,392 | $51,651 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Susquehanna County | Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 891 | 295,7201 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 6,703 | 5,078,1111 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 1.0% | 2.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,342 | 762,405 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,827 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.5% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 115,690 | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 215,803 | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 403,593 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,827 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 32,095 | 19,625,449 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 72 | 18,796 |