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Essex County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Bergen County, New Jersey; Mercer County, New Jersey

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Table

Essex County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
348,842
957,736
381,671
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
348,842
957,736
381,671
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
849,724
347,047
953,540
380,779
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
862,768
345,353
955,743
387,328
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
862,768
345,353
955,743
387,328
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.4%
1.0%
0.2%
-1.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.5%
0.5%
-0.2%
-1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 345,361 955,732 387,340
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 323,444 905,116 366,513
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
4.8%
5.0%
5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.3%
20.8%
20.6%
21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.4%
17.3%
18.3%
16.5%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
50.6%
50.9%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.5%
65.6%
71.4%
61.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.4%
11.0%
7.8%
21.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.4%
0.6%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.6%
20.7%
17.6%
13.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.2%
2.4%
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.6%
16.4%
22.7%
20.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.5%
51.5%
52.7%
45.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 17,928 10,043 25,380 11,286
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 29.0% 26.9% 31.4% 24.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 336,552 133,445 369,376 150,710
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 44.7% 75.3% 65.1% 62.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $466,500 $489,500 $561,500 $327,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,148 $3,063 $3,386 $2,519
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,466 $1,323 $1,447 $1,085
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,404 $1,846 $1,782 $1,454
Building permits, 2022 3,470 907 3,953 643
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 312,942 127,566 350,843 139,549
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.66 2.67 2.69 2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.1% 90.0% 91.0% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 37.1% 33.7% 41.0% 32.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.3% 97.1% 95.7% 94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.9% 95.1% 93.1% 88.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.9% 94.0% 93.0% 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 37.4% 57.3% 51.7% 44.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.4% 4.7% 4.6% 7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
5.3%
7.3%
7.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.2% 69.3% 66.9% 63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.7% 63.2% 60.9% 58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 941,735 2,559,826 912,819
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 2,963,162 10,992,664 3,364,811
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 705,004 3,334,817 511,670
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 6,750,809 19,846,375 7,573,863
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $20,417 $21,284 $20,554
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.8 31.3 31.8 27.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $73,785 $131,948 $118,714 $92,697
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $45,946 $67,554 $60,222 $50,053
Persons in poverty, percent
15.6%
5.1%
7.0%
10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,179 9,727 31,524 9,706
Total employment, 2021 266,154 179,324 401,499 187,231
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 20,331,478 17,314,893 29,037,952 15,180,911
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -11.0% -5.0% -9.4% -7.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 75,558 30,115 104,775 28,559
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 8,671 26,919 8,207
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 5,563 17,495 4,988
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 1,383 4,815 1,404
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 2,088 6,091 1,843
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 5,538 18,410 5,099
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 329 1,007 317
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 7,237 23,401 6,654
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 1,144.1 4,105.6 1,725.8
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 1,071.7 3,884.5 1,632.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 301.87 232.79 224.44
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 301.81 233.01 224.56
FIPS Code 34013 34035 34003 34021
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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