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Ocean County, New Jersey; Passaic County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Table

Ocean County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
659,197
513,395
572,726
863,623
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
659,197
513,395
572,726
863,623
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
655,663
513,634
570,417
861,094
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
637,235
525,054
575,363
863,202
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
637,235
525,054
575,363
863,202
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
3.4%
-2.2%
-0.5%
Z
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
2.9%
-2.2%
-0.9%
-0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 637,229 524,118 575,345 863,162
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 576,567 501,226 536,499 809,858
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
7.3%
6.2%
6.0%
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
24.6%
23.4%
23.2%
21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.8%
15.9%
15.3%
16.3%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
50.8%
50.5%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
92.2%
74.0%
66.3%
57.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
3.9%
15.1%
24.0%
12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
1.7%
1.0%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.1%
6.1%
6.2%
26.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.5%
2.8%
2.3%
2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.2%
44.3%
34.0%
23.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
83.3%
38.8%
37.6%
38.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 32,332 11,395 12,830 22,600
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 7.8% 32.5% 31.6% 34.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 295,648 185,507 211,919 317,338
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 79.9% 52.4% 57.7% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $343,500 $413,500 $458,000 $411,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,252 $2,898 $3,053 $2,775
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $873 $1,358 $1,390 $1,174
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,639 $1,484 $1,570 $1,739
Building permits, 2022 3,791 1,186 3,147 2,474
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 239,466 177,209 199,996 301,967
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.64 2.89 2.83 2.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.8% 91.4% 90.1% 89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 12.1% 50.2% 45.6% 46.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.9% 93.4% 93.9% 95.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 86.1% 89.5% 90.8% 92.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 93.1% 85.2% 86.8% 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 32.9% 30.1% 38.3% 45.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.1% 5.4% 5.7% 6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.4%
12.2%
11.7%
7.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.7% 66.5% 68.8% 66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.0% 60.8% 63.5% 60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,114,823 816,949 1,158,054 1,790,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,219,515 3,127,286 3,951,007 6,618,597
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 378,392 615,780 3,264,500 4,487,136
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,720,101 8,086,803 8,666,629 14,855,971
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $14,642 $16,032 $15,624 $17,964
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.8 27.2 30.6 33.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $82,379 $84,465 $95,000 $105,206
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $42,497 $38,932 $49,666 $47,196
Persons in poverty, percent
11.2%
12.4%
9.6%
8.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 14,246 12,000 13,996 21,897
Total employment, 2021 147,451 134,066 187,879 395,031
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 7,039,346 7,831,307 14,061,185 29,193,608
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -3.9% -7.1% -8.4% -4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 50,043 47,732 50,862 67,844
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,680 10,865 11,974 18,457
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,594 7,345 7,754 11,407
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,977 1,770 2,127 3,619
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,121 2,393 2,880 6,860
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,664 7,559 7,927 9,835
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 525 499 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,142 9,533 10,279 15,981
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,014.2 2,817.6 5,598.6 2,791.4
Population per square mile, 2010 917.0 2,715.3 5,216.1 2,621.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 628.29 186.01 102.77 309.22
Land area in square miles, 2010 628.78 184.59 102.86 308.91
FIPS Code 34029 34031 34039 34023
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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