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Monmouth County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey

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Table

Monmouth County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
644,228
849,724
861,094
347,047
95,405
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
642,799
851,117
863,623
348,842
94,610
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
644,228
849,724
861,094
347,047
95,405
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
643,612
862,768
863,202
345,353
95,262
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
643,612
862,768
863,202
345,353
95,262
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.1%
-1.4%
Z
1.0%
-0.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.1%
-1.5%
-0.2%
0.5%
0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 643,615 863,728 863,162 345,361 95,263
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 630,380 783,969 809,858 323,444 97,265
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
6.1%
5.3%
4.8%
4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.4%
23.3%
21.2%
20.8%
17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.4%
14.4%
16.3%
17.3%
29.5%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
51.3%
50.2%
50.6%
51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
84.7%
48.5%
57.8%
65.6%
91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
7.3%
41.4%
12.9%
11.0%
4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.9%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
5.8%
6.6%
26.1%
20.7%
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
2.5%
2.4%
2.2%
2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
11.7%
24.6%
23.2%
16.4%
8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
74.5%
29.5%
38.9%
51.5%
84.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 22,168 17,928 22,600 10,043 6,284
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 13.2% 29.0% 34.1% 26.9% 4.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 270,238 336,552 317,338 133,445 99,422
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.6% 44.7% 63.8% 75.3% 78.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $519,300 $466,500 $411,900 $489,500 $372,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,976 $3,148 $2,775 $3,063 $2,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,272 $1,466 $1,174 $1,323 $895
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,683 $1,404 $1,739 $1,846 $1,285
Building permits, 2022 2,394 3,470 2,474 907 838
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 248,117 312,942 301,967 127,566 43,277
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.57 2.66 2.76 2.67 2.16
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.5% 89.1% 89.4% 90.0% 87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 17.4% 37.1% 46.3% 33.7% 9.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 95.3% 93.3% 95.3% 97.1% 94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 92.5% 85.9% 92.1% 95.1% 89.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.3% 86.9% 89.7% 94.0% 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 49.9% 37.4% 45.1% 57.3% 35.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.5% 8.4% 6.0% 4.7% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.0%
11.7%
7.7%
5.3%
7.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.4% 66.2% 66.4% 69.3% 55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.8% 61.7% 60.0% 63.2% 51.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,798,734 1,883,319 1,790,517 941,735 757,023
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,222,476 8,098,958 6,618,597 2,963,162 467,660
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 824,577 8,310,644 4,487,136 705,004 23,129
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 12,274,645 9,070,865 14,855,971 6,750,809 1,935,515
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $19,730 $11,378 $17,964 $20,417 $20,749
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.6 33.8 33.0 31.3 22.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $118,527 $73,785 $105,206 $131,948 $83,870
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,998 $45,946 $47,196 $67,554 $51,344
Persons in poverty, percent
6.3%
15.6%
8.2%
5.1%
9.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,326 19,179 21,897 9,727 3,764
Total employment, 2021 230,900 266,154 395,031 179,324 26,195
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 14,427,799 20,331,478 29,193,608 17,314,893 1,349,802
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -7.5% -11.0% -4.7% -5.0% -3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 61,485 75,558 67,844 30,115 8,600
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,436 16,516 18,457 8,671 3,450
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,628 10,308 11,407 5,563 2,043
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,102 3,059 3,619 1,383 773
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,497 4,106 6,860 2,088 180
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 12,686 10,415 9,835 5,538 3,042
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 704 588 S 329 144
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,456 14,009 15,981 7,237 2,960
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,374.7 6,850.4 2,791.4 1,144.1 378.7
Population per square mile, 2010 1,344.7 6,211.5 2,621.6 1,071.7 386.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 468.18 126.09 309.22 301.87 251.52
Land area in square miles, 2010 468.79 126.21 308.91 301.81 251.43
FIPS Code 34025 34013 34023 34035 34009
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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