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

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Table

Monmouth County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
642,799
348,842
851,117
572,726
130,183
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
642,799
348,842
851,117
572,726
130,183
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
644,228
347,047
849,724
570,417
129,805
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
643,612
345,353
862,768
575,363
128,950
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
643,612
345,353
862,768
575,363
128,950
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.1%
1.0%
-1.4%
-0.5%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.1%
0.5%
-1.5%
-0.9%
0.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 643,615 345,361 863,728 575,345 128,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 630,380 323,444 783,969 536,499 128,349
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
4.8%
6.1%
6.0%
4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.4%
20.8%
23.3%
23.2%
18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.4%
17.3%
14.4%
15.3%
21.1%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
50.6%
51.3%
50.5%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
84.7%
65.6%
48.5%
66.3%
89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
7.3%
11.0%
41.4%
24.0%
2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.4%
0.9%
1.0%
0.2%
Asian alone, percent(a)
5.8%
20.7%
6.6%
6.2%
5.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
2.2%
2.5%
2.3%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
11.7%
16.4%
24.6%
34.0%
8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
74.5%
51.5%
29.5%
37.6%
82.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 22,168 10,043 17,928 12,830 5,104
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 13.2% 26.9% 29.0% 31.6% 10.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 270,238 133,445 336,552 211,919 51,963
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.6% 75.3% 44.7% 57.7% 84.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $519,300 $489,500 $466,500 $458,000 $478,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,976 $3,063 $3,148 $3,053 $3,038
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,272 $1,323 $1,466 $1,390 $1,299
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,683 $1,846 $1,404 $1,570 $1,627
Building permits, 2022 2,394 907 3,470 3,147 483
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 248,117 127,566 312,942 199,996 49,676
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.57 2.67 2.66 2.83 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.5% 90.0% 89.1% 90.1% 90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 17.4% 33.7% 37.1% 45.6% 13.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 95.3% 97.1% 93.3% 93.9% 96.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 92.5% 95.1% 85.9% 90.8% 93.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.3% 94.0% 86.9% 86.8% 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 49.9% 57.3% 37.4% 38.3% 55.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.5% 4.7% 8.4% 5.7% 5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.0%
5.3%
11.7%
11.7%
4.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.4% 69.3% 66.2% 68.8% 65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.8% 63.2% 61.7% 63.5% 61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,798,734 941,735 1,883,319 1,158,054 256,520
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,222,476 2,963,162 8,098,958 3,951,007 1,005,379
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 824,577 705,004 8,310,644 3,264,500 101,063
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 12,274,645 6,750,809 9,070,865 8,666,629 2,478,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $19,730 $20,417 $11,378 $15,624 $19,818
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.6 31.3 33.8 30.6 33.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $118,527 $131,948 $73,785 $95,000 $133,534
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,998 $67,554 $45,946 $49,666 $68,112
Persons in poverty, percent
6.3%
5.1%
15.6%
9.6%
4.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,326 9,727 19,179 13,996 3,704
Total employment, 2021 230,900 179,324 266,154 187,879 42,410
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 14,427,799 17,314,893 20,331,478 14,061,185 3,060,575
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -7.5% -5.0% -11.0% -8.4% -6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 61,485 30,115 75,558 50,862 12,286
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,436 8,671 16,516 11,974 3,411
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,628 5,563 10,308 7,754 2,154
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,102 1,383 3,059 2,127 577
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,497 2,088 4,106 2,880 302
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 12,686 5,538 10,415 7,927 2,736
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 704 329 588 S 151
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,456 7,237 14,009 10,279 2,857
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,374.7 1,144.1 6,850.4 5,598.6 301.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,344.7 1,071.7 6,211.5 5,216.1 300.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 468.18 301.87 126.09 102.77 427.84
Land area in square miles, 2010 468.79 301.81 126.21 102.86 427.82
FIPS Code 34025 34035 34013 34039 34019
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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