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The following
Westchester County statistics are provided by the County Chamber
of Commerce.
| POPULATION
QUICKFACTS |
WESTCHESTER
COUNTY |
NEW
YORK |
| Population, 1999
estimate |
905,572 |
18,196,601 |
| Population percent
change, 1990-1999 estimate |
3.50% |
1.10% |
| High school graduates,
persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
81.00% |
74.80% |
| College graduates,
persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
35.30% |
23.10% |
| Homeownership
rate, 1990 |
59.70% |
52.20% |
| Single family
homes, number 1990 |
161,258 |
3,231,127 |
| Households, 1990
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319,657 |
6,634,434 |
| Persons per household,
1990 |
2.65 |
2.63 |
| Family households,
1990 |
229,534 |
4,528,888 |
| Median household
money income, 1995 model-based estimate |
$53,043 |
$33,805 |
| Persons below
poverty, percent, 1995 model-based estimate |
9.10% |
15.80% |
| Children below
poverty, percent, 1995 model-based estimate |
14.20% |
25.40% |
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| BUSINESS QUICKFACTS
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WESTCHESTER
COUNTY |
NEW YORK |
| Private nonfarm
establishments, 1997 |
29,637 |
478,480 |
| Private nonfarm
establishments, percent change 1990-1997 |
-8.00% |
-2.50% |
| Private nonfarm
employment, 1997 |
362,263 |
6,895,924 |
| Change in private
nonfarm employment, 1990 to 1997 |
2.30% |
2.40% |
| Manufacturers
shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
3,012,031 |
146,720,195 |
| Retail sales,
1997 ($1000) |
9,188,974 |
139,303,944 |
| Retail sales per
capita 1997 |
$10,248 |
$7,678 |
| Minority-owned
firms, 1992 |
9,813 |
160,751 |
| Women-owned firms,
1992 |
27,555 |
395,944 |
| Housing units
authorized by building permits, 1999 |
1,666 |
42,593 |
| Federal funds
and grants, 1999 ($1000) |
4,059,912 |
101,808,595 |
| Local government
employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
39,330 |
860,168 |
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| GEOGRAPHY QUICKFACTS
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WESTCHESTER
COUNTY |
NEW YORK |
| Land area, 1990
(square miles) |
433 |
47,224 |
| Persons per square
mile, 1999 |
2,091.90 |
385.3 |
| Metropolitan
Area |
New York, NY PMSA
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