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Table

United States
Essex County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
334,914,895
851,117
130,183
381,671
146,132
9,290,841
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
334,914,895
851,117
130,183
381,671
146,132
9,290,841
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
333,271,411
849,724
129,805
380,779
145,575
9,260,817
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
331,464,948
862,768
128,950
387,328
144,220
9,289,039
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
331,464,948
862,768
128,950
387,328
144,220
9,289,039
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-1.4%
1.0%
-1.5%
1.3%
Z
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
-1.5%
0.7%
-1.7%
0.9%
-0.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 331,449,281 863,728 128,947 387,340 144,221 9,288,994
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 308,745,538 783,969 128,349 366,513 149,265 8,791,894
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.6%
6.1%
4.3%
5.5%
4.7%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.7%
23.3%
18.7%
21.4%
19.2%
21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
14.4%
21.1%
16.5%
19.2%
17.4%
Female persons, percent
50.4%
51.3%
50.6%
50.6%
49.6%
50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
75.5%
48.5%
89.9%
61.3%
92.2%
70.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
13.6%
41.4%
2.9%
21.8%
3.3%
15.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.3%
0.9%
0.2%
0.7%
0.3%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.3%
6.6%
5.0%
13.0%
2.3%
10.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
3.0%
2.5%
1.7%
2.8%
1.8%
2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
19.1%
24.6%
8.0%
20.4%
11.6%
21.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
58.9%
29.5%
82.8%
45.2%
82.0%
52.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 17,038,807 17,928 5,104 11,286 6,349 299,078
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 13.7% 29.0% 10.4% 24.6% 8.1% 23.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 143,786,655 336,552 51,963 150,710 62,843 3,785,346
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 64.8% 44.7% 84.5% 62.8% 84.8% 63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $281,900 $466,500 $478,600 $327,600 $322,300 $401,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,828 $3,148 $3,038 $2,519 $2,380 $2,728
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $584 $1,466 $1,299 $1,085 $1,057 $1,175
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,268 $1,404 $1,627 $1,454 $1,501 $1,577
Building permits, 2022 1,665,088 3,470 483 643 226 36,974
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 125,736,353 312,942 49,676 139,549 56,348 3,438,162
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.57 2.66 2.54 2.62 2.54 2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 86.9% 89.1% 90.9% 86.9% 91.4% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 21.7% 37.1% 13.0% 32.8% 10.6% 32.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.0% 93.3% 96.1% 94.1% 95.8% 94.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 88.3% 85.9% 93.2% 88.5% 93.0% 90.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 89.1% 86.9% 95.8% 89.7% 95.4% 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 34.3% 37.4% 55.5% 44.2% 39.0% 42.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.9% 8.4% 5.4% 7.1% 7.4% 6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.3%
11.7%
4.6%
7.7%
5.7%
8.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.0% 66.2% 65.4% 63.8% 68.4% 65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.5% 61.7% 61.5% 58.9% 64.6% 60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 938,237,077 1,883,319 256,520 912,819 274,226 23,785,076
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,527,903,275 8,098,958 1,005,379 3,364,811 662,924 74,723,386
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 895,225,411 8,310,644 101,063 511,670 76,344 30,902,528
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,949,601,481 9,070,865 2,478,717 7,573,863 1,832,807 149,171,300
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $15,224 $11,378 $19,818 $20,554 $12,974 $16,783
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 26.7 33.8 33.7 27.5 36.6 31.1
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $75,149 $73,785 $133,534 $92,697 $111,094 $97,126
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $41,261 $45,946 $68,112 $50,053 $54,124 $50,995
Persons in poverty, percent
11.5%
15.6%
4.1%
10.6%
5.9%
9.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 8,148,606 19,179 3,704 9,706 3,133 233,950
Total employment, 2021 128,346,299 266,154 42,410 187,231 29,788 3,570,543
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 8,278,573,947 20,331,478 3,060,575 15,180,911 1,544,718 256,423,692
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.3% -11.0% -6.4% -7.4% -6.5% -6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 28,477,518 75,558 12,286 28,559 11,839 787,315
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,744,643 16,516 3,411 8,207 3,109 188,322
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,480,438 10,308 2,154 4,988 1,998 123,258
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,134,549 3,059 577 1,404 536 35,466
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,014,958 4,106 302 1,843 366 42,061
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,371,152 10,415 2,736 5,099 2,493 133,485
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 351,237 588 151 317 S 8,138
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,968,606 14,009 2,857 6,654 2,684 166,931
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 93.8 6,850.4 301.4 1,725.8 278.1 1,263.0
Population per square mile, 2010 87.4 6,211.5 300.0 1,632.2 287.6 1,195.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 3,533,038.28 126.09 427.84 224.44 518.66 7,354.76
Land area in square miles, 2010 3,531,905.43 126.21 427.82 224.56 519.01 7,354.22
FIPS Code 1 34013 34019 34021 34037 34
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.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2022 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

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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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