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Gloucester County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey

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Table

Gloucester County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
308,423
130,183
348,842
851,117
572,726
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
308,423
130,183
348,842
851,117
572,726
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
306,767
129,805
347,047
849,724
570,417
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
302,273
128,950
345,353
862,768
575,363
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
302,273
128,950
345,353
862,768
575,363
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
2.0%
1.0%
1.0%
-1.4%
-0.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1.5%
0.7%
0.5%
-1.5%
-0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 302,294 128,947 345,361 863,728 575,345
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 288,288 128,349 323,444 783,969 536,499
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
4.3%
4.8%
6.1%
6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.0%
18.7%
20.8%
23.3%
23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.0%
21.1%
17.3%
14.4%
15.3%
Female persons, percent
50.8%
50.6%
50.6%
51.3%
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
81.6%
89.9%
65.6%
48.5%
66.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
12.1%
2.9%
11.0%
41.4%
24.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.2%
0.4%
0.9%
1.0%
Asian alone, percent(a)
3.3%
5.0%
20.7%
6.6%
6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
1.7%
2.2%
2.5%
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.9%
8.0%
16.4%
24.6%
34.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
75.6%
82.8%
51.5%
29.5%
37.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 14,998 5,104 10,043 17,928 12,830
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 5.8% 10.4% 26.9% 29.0% 31.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 117,799 51,963 133,445 336,552 211,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 79.7% 84.5% 75.3% 44.7% 57.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $265,200 $478,600 $489,500 $466,500 $458,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,262 $3,038 $3,063 $3,148 $3,053
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,013 $1,299 $1,323 $1,466 $1,390
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,435 $1,627 $1,846 $1,404 $1,570
Building permits, 2022 827 483 907 3,470 3,147
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 109,996 49,676 127,566 312,942 199,996
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.70 2.54 2.67 2.66 2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.6% 90.9% 90.0% 89.1% 90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 9.8% 13.0% 33.7% 37.1% 45.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 95.3% 96.1% 97.1% 93.3% 93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 91.4% 93.2% 95.1% 85.9% 90.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 93.6% 95.8% 94.0% 86.9% 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 35.2% 55.5% 57.3% 37.4% 38.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.9% 5.4% 4.7% 8.4% 5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.4%
4.6%
5.3%
11.7%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.7% 65.4% 69.3% 66.2% 68.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.6% 61.5% 63.2% 61.7% 63.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 562,212 256,520 941,735 1,883,319 1,158,054
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,682,365 1,005,379 2,963,162 8,098,958 3,951,007
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 629,439 101,063 705,004 8,310,644 3,264,500
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,813,242 2,478,717 6,750,809 9,070,865 8,666,629
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,535 $19,818 $20,417 $11,378 $15,624
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 29.4 33.7 31.3 33.8 30.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $99,668 $133,534 $131,948 $73,785 $95,000
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $45,933 $68,112 $67,554 $45,946 $49,666
Persons in poverty, percent
7.6%
4.1%
5.1%
15.6%
9.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 6,223 3,704 9,727 19,179 13,996
Total employment, 2021 98,293 42,410 179,324 266,154 187,879
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 4,968,486 3,060,575 17,314,893 20,331,478 14,061,185
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.5% -6.4% -5.0% -11.0% -8.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 19,035 12,286 30,115 75,558 50,862
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,929 3,411 8,671 16,516 11,974
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,001 2,154 5,563 10,308 7,754
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 919 577 1,383 3,059 2,127
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 546 302 2,088 4,106 2,880
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,824 2,736 5,538 10,415 7,927
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 273 151 329 588 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,064 2,857 7,237 14,009 10,279
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 938.8 301.4 1,144.1 6,850.4 5,598.6
Population per square mile, 2010 895.3 300.0 1,071.7 6,211.5 5,216.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 322.00 427.84 301.87 126.09 102.77
Land area in square miles, 2010 322.01 427.82 301.81 126.21 102.86
FIPS Code 34015 34019 34035 34013 34039
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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