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Ocean County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; Atlantic County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey

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Table

Ocean County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
659,197
863,623
275,213
130,183
851,117
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
659,197
863,623
275,213
130,183
851,117
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
655,663
861,094
275,382
129,805
849,724
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
637,235
863,202
274,536
128,950
862,768
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
637,235
863,202
274,536
128,950
862,768
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
3.4%
Z
0.2%
1.0%
-1.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
2.9%
-0.2%
0.3%
0.7%
-1.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 637,229 863,162 274,534 128,947 863,728
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 576,567 809,858 274,549 128,349 783,969
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
7.3%
5.3%
5.2%
4.3%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
24.6%
21.2%
20.7%
18.7%
23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.8%
16.3%
19.9%
21.1%
14.4%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
50.2%
51.1%
50.6%
51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
92.2%
57.8%
71.0%
89.9%
48.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
3.9%
12.9%
17.2%
2.9%
41.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.1%
26.1%
8.1%
5.0%
6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
1.5%
2.4%
2.9%
1.7%
2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.2%
23.2%
20.3%
8.0%
24.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
83.3%
38.9%
55.1%
82.8%
29.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 32,332 22,600 12,205 5,104 17,928
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 7.8% 34.1% 15.8% 10.4% 29.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 295,648 317,338 132,147 51,963 336,552
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 79.9% 63.8% 67.9% 84.5% 44.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $343,500 $411,900 $254,100 $478,600 $466,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,252 $2,775 $2,124 $3,038 $3,148
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $873 $1,174 $969 $1,299 $1,466
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,639 $1,739 $1,268 $1,627 $1,404
Building permits, 2022 3,791 2,474 762 483 3,470
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 239,466 301,967 106,640 49,676 312,942
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.64 2.76 2.52 2.54 2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.8% 89.4% 89.0% 90.9% 89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 12.1% 46.3% 26.7% 13.0% 37.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.9% 95.3% 94.2% 96.1% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 86.1% 92.1% 89.1% 93.2% 85.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 93.1% 89.7% 88.4% 95.8% 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 32.9% 45.1% 30.1% 55.5% 37.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.1% 6.0% 9.7% 5.4% 8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.4%
7.7%
9.9%
4.6%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.7% 66.4% 63.1% 65.4% 66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.0% 60.0% 59.3% 61.5% 61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,114,823 1,790,517 3,550,725 256,520 1,883,319
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,219,515 6,618,597 2,202,509 1,005,379 8,098,958
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 378,392 4,487,136 321,160 101,063 8,310,644
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,720,101 14,855,971 4,631,105 2,478,717 9,070,865
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $14,642 $17,964 $17,447 $19,818 $11,378
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.8 33.0 25.5 33.7 33.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $82,379 $105,206 $73,113 $133,534 $73,785
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $42,497 $47,196 $39,699 $68,112 $45,946
Persons in poverty, percent
11.2%
8.2%
11.4%
4.1%
15.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 14,246 21,897 6,145 3,704 19,179
Total employment, 2021 147,451 395,031 97,552 42,410 266,154
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 7,039,346 29,193,608 4,754,077 3,060,575 20,331,478
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -3.9% -4.7% -11.8% -6.4% -11.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 50,043 67,844 19,524 12,286 75,558
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,680 18,457 5,333 3,411 16,516
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,594 11,407 3,134 2,154 10,308
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,977 3,619 1,010 577 3,059
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,121 6,860 967 302 4,106
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,664 9,835 3,781 2,736 10,415
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 525 S 267 151 588
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,142 15,981 4,412 2,857 14,009
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,014.2 2,791.4 494.2 301.4 6,850.4
Population per square mile, 2010 917.0 2,621.6 494.1 300.0 6,211.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 628.29 309.22 555.51 427.84 126.09
Land area in square miles, 2010 628.78 308.91 555.70 427.82 126.21
FIPS Code 34029 34023 34001 34019 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.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2022 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

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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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