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Table

New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
9,290,841
514,423
381,671
659,197
130,183
348,842
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
9,290,841
514,423
381,671
659,197
130,183
348,842
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
9,260,817
511,219
380,779
655,663
129,805
347,047
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
9,289,039
509,288
387,328
637,235
128,950
345,353
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
9,289,039
509,288
387,328
637,235
128,950
345,353
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
Z
1.0%
-1.5%
3.4%
1.0%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.3%
0.4%
-1.7%
2.9%
0.7%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 9,288,994 509,285 387,340 637,229 128,947 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,791,894 492,276 366,513 576,567 128,349 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.6%
4.9%
5.5%
7.3%
4.3%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.5%
20.3%
21.4%
24.6%
18.7%
20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.4%
18.4%
16.5%
22.8%
21.1%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
50.3%
50.6%
51.3%
50.6%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
70.7%
81.8%
61.3%
92.2%
89.9%
65.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
15.4%
4.2%
21.8%
3.9%
2.9%
11.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.4%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
10.5%
11.6%
13.0%
2.1%
5.0%
20.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.4%
2.1%
2.8%
1.5%
1.7%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
21.9%
14.9%
20.4%
10.2%
8.0%
16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
52.9%
68.5%
45.2%
83.3%
82.8%
51.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 299,078 15,272 11,286 32,332 5,104 10,043
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 23.2% 19.3% 24.6% 7.8% 10.4% 26.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 3,785,346 198,987 150,710 295,648 51,963 133,445
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 63.9% 73.8% 62.8% 79.9% 84.5% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $401,400 $531,800 $327,600 $343,500 $478,600 $489,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,728 $3,210 $2,519 $2,252 $3,038 $3,063
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,175 $1,331 $1,085 $873 $1,299 $1,323
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,577 $1,814 $1,454 $1,639 $1,627 $1,846
Building permits, 2022 36,974 2,163 643 3,791 483 907
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,438,162 189,607 139,549 239,466 49,676 127,566
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.64 2.64 2.62 2.64 2.54 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.8% 90.9% 86.9% 90.8% 90.9% 90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 32.2% 25.1% 32.8% 12.1% 13.0% 33.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.5% 96.1% 94.1% 91.9% 96.1% 97.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.6% 94.0% 88.5% 86.1% 93.2% 95.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 90.6% 95.1% 89.7% 93.1% 95.8% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 42.3% 57.1% 44.2% 32.9% 55.5% 57.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.8% 5.1% 7.1% 7.1% 5.4% 4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.0%
5.6%
7.7%
6.4%
4.6%
5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 65.9% 67.8% 63.8% 58.7% 65.4% 69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.9% 61.7% 58.9% 55.0% 61.5% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 23,785,076 1,574,724 912,819 1,114,823 256,520 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 74,723,386 5,330,026 3,364,811 4,219,515 1,005,379 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 30,902,528 1,213,602 511,670 378,392 101,063 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 149,171,300 10,433,242 7,573,863 8,720,101 2,478,717 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,783 $21,120 $20,554 $14,642 $19,818 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.1 30.2 27.5 30.8 33.7 31.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $97,126 $130,808 $92,697 $82,379 $133,534 $131,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $50,995 $67,555 $50,053 $42,497 $68,112 $67,554
Persons in poverty, percent
9.7%
4.4%
10.6%
11.2%
4.1%
5.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 233,950 16,298 9,706 14,246 3,704 9,727
Total employment, 2021 3,570,543 275,550 187,231 147,451 42,410 179,324
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 256,423,692 25,720,190 15,180,911 7,039,346 3,060,575 17,314,893
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -6.5% -9.0% -7.4% -3.9% -6.4% -5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 787,315 47,295 28,559 50,043 12,286 30,115
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 188,322 14,269 8,207 11,680 3,411 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 123,258 9,013 4,988 7,594 2,154 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 35,466 2,433 1,404 1,977 577 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 42,061 2,092 1,843 1,121 302 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 133,485 10,639 5,099 9,664 2,736 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,138 595 317 525 151 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 166,931 12,129 6,654 10,142 2,857 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,263.0 1,104.8 1,725.8 1,014.2 301.4 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 1,195.5 1,069.8 1,632.2 917.0 300.0 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 7,354.76 460.97 224.44 628.29 427.84 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 7,354.22 460.18 224.56 628.78 427.82 301.81
FIPS Code 34 34027 34021 34029 34019 34035
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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