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Mercer County, New Jersey; Salem County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey

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Table

Mercer County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
381,671
65,338
851,117
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
381,671
65,338
851,117
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
380,779
65,157
849,724
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
387,328
64,830
862,768
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
387,328
64,830
862,768
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.5%
0.8%
-1.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.7%
0.5%
-1.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 387,340 64,837 863,728
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 366,513 66,083 783,969
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.5%
5.3%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.4%
21.7%
23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.5%
19.4%
14.4%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.7%
51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
61.3%
80.2%
48.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
21.8%
15.2%
41.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.7%
0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
13.0%
1.1%
6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.8%
2.7%
2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
20.4%
11.2%
24.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
45.2%
71.7%
29.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 11,286 3,376 17,928
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 24.6% 3.3% 29.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 150,710 27,736 336,552
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 62.8% 70.6% 44.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $327,600 $208,200 $466,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,519 $1,983 $3,148
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,085 $917 $1,466
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,454 $1,165 $1,404
Building permits, 2022 643 96 3,470
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 139,549 24,744 312,942
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.62 2.56 2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 86.9% 90.9% 89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 32.8% 7.7% 37.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.1% 92.8% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 88.5% 87.3% 85.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 89.7% 90.2% 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 44.2% 22.8% 37.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.1% 12.1% 8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.7%
6.7%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.8% 60.5% 66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.9% 58.6% 61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 912,819 83,812 1,883,319
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,364,811 300,510 8,098,958
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 511,670 116,642 8,310,644
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 7,573,863 574,958 9,070,865
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,554 $9,134 $11,378
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 27.5 26.6 33.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $92,697 $73,378 $73,785
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $50,053 $37,904 $45,946
Persons in poverty, percent
10.6%
10.7%
15.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,706 1,139 19,179
Total employment, 2021 187,231 16,855 266,154
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 15,180,911 1,012,402 20,331,478
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -7.4% 2.5% -11.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 28,559 3,267 75,558
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,207 950 16,516
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,988 609 10,308
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,404 S 3,059
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,843 S 4,106
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,099 727 10,415
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 317 S 588
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,654 719 14,009
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,725.8 195.4 6,850.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,632.2 199.1 6,211.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 224.44 331.86 126.09
Land area in square miles, 2010 224.56 331.90 126.21
FIPS Code 34021 34033 34013
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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