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Essex County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Sussex County, New Jersey; Gloucester County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey

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Table

Essex County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
94,610
146,132
308,423
572,726
348,842
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
94,610
146,132
308,423
572,726
348,842
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
849,724
95,405
145,575
306,767
570,417
347,047
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
862,768
95,262
144,220
302,273
575,363
345,353
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
862,768
95,262
144,220
302,273
575,363
345,353
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.4%
-0.7%
1.3%
2.0%
-0.5%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.5%
0.2%
0.9%
1.5%
-0.9%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 95,263 144,221 302,294 575,345 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 97,265 149,265 288,288 536,499 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
4.2%
4.7%
4.9%
6.0%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.3%
17.0%
19.2%
21.0%
23.2%
20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.4%
29.5%
19.2%
17.0%
15.3%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
51.3%
49.6%
50.8%
50.5%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.5%
91.6%
92.2%
81.6%
66.3%
65.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.4%
4.8%
3.3%
12.1%
24.0%
11.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
1.0%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.6%
1.0%
2.3%
3.3%
6.2%
20.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.0%
1.8%
2.5%
2.3%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.6%
8.6%
11.6%
7.9%
34.0%
16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.5%
84.7%
82.0%
75.6%
37.6%
51.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 17,928 6,284 6,349 14,998 12,830 10,043
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 29.0% 4.7% 8.1% 5.8% 31.6% 26.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 336,552 99,422 62,843 117,799 211,919 133,445
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 44.7% 78.4% 84.8% 79.7% 57.7% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $466,500 $372,300 $322,300 $265,200 $458,000 $489,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,148 $2,104 $2,380 $2,262 $3,053 $3,063
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,466 $895 $1,057 $1,013 $1,390 $1,323
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,404 $1,285 $1,501 $1,435 $1,570 $1,846
Building permits, 2022 3,470 838 226 827 3,147 907
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 312,942 43,277 56,348 109,996 199,996 127,566
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.66 2.16 2.54 2.70 2.83 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.1% 87.9% 91.4% 89.6% 90.1% 90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 37.1% 9.1% 10.6% 9.8% 45.6% 33.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.3% 94.9% 95.8% 95.3% 93.9% 97.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.9% 89.8% 93.0% 91.4% 90.8% 95.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.9% 93.9% 95.4% 93.6% 86.8% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 37.4% 35.9% 39.0% 35.2% 38.3% 57.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.4% 10.1% 7.4% 8.9% 5.7% 4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
7.6%
5.7%
5.4%
11.7%
5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.2% 55.8% 68.4% 66.7% 68.8% 69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.7% 51.8% 64.6% 62.6% 63.5% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 757,023 274,226 562,212 1,158,054 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 467,660 662,924 1,682,365 3,951,007 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 23,129 76,344 629,439 3,264,500 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 1,935,515 1,832,807 4,813,242 8,666,629 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $20,749 $12,974 $16,535 $15,624 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.8 22.4 36.6 29.4 30.6 31.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $73,785 $83,870 $111,094 $99,668 $95,000 $131,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $45,946 $51,344 $54,124 $45,933 $49,666 $67,554
Persons in poverty, percent
15.6%
9.6%
5.9%
7.6%
9.6%
5.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,179 3,764 3,133 6,223 13,996 9,727
Total employment, 2021 266,154 26,195 29,788 98,293 187,879 179,324
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 20,331,478 1,349,802 1,544,718 4,968,486 14,061,185 17,314,893
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -11.0% -3.0% -6.5% -5.5% -8.4% -5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 75,558 8,600 11,839 19,035 50,862 30,115
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 3,450 3,109 4,929 11,974 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 2,043 1,998 3,001 7,754 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 773 536 919 2,127 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 180 366 546 2,880 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 3,042 2,493 3,824 7,927 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 144 S 273 S 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 2,960 2,684 4,064 10,279 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 378.7 278.1 938.8 5,598.6 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 386.9 287.6 895.3 5,216.1 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 251.52 518.66 322.00 102.77 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 251.43 519.01 322.01 102.86 301.81
FIPS Code 34013 34009 34037 34015 34039 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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