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Passaic County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey

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Table

Passaic County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
513,395
94,610
348,842
851,117
572,726
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
513,395
94,610
348,842
851,117
572,726
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
513,634
95,405
347,047
849,724
570,417
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
525,054
95,262
345,353
862,768
575,363
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
525,054
95,262
345,353
862,768
575,363
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-2.2%
-0.7%
1.0%
-1.4%
-0.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-2.2%
0.2%
0.5%
-1.5%
-0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 524,118 95,263 345,361 863,728 575,345
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 501,226 97,265 323,444 783,969 536,499
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.2%
4.2%
4.8%
6.1%
6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.4%
17.0%
20.8%
23.3%
23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.9%
29.5%
17.3%
14.4%
15.3%
Female persons, percent
50.8%
51.3%
50.6%
51.3%
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
74.0%
91.6%
65.6%
48.5%
66.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
15.1%
4.8%
11.0%
41.4%
24.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.9%
1.0%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.1%
1.0%
20.7%
6.6%
6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.8%
2.0%
2.2%
2.5%
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
44.3%
8.6%
16.4%
24.6%
34.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
38.8%
84.7%
51.5%
29.5%
37.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 11,395 6,284 10,043 17,928 12,830
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 32.5% 4.7% 26.9% 29.0% 31.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 185,507 99,422 133,445 336,552 211,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 52.4% 78.4% 75.3% 44.7% 57.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $413,500 $372,300 $489,500 $466,500 $458,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,898 $2,104 $3,063 $3,148 $3,053
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,358 $895 $1,323 $1,466 $1,390
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,484 $1,285 $1,846 $1,404 $1,570
Building permits, 2022 1,186 838 907 3,470 3,147
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 177,209 43,277 127,566 312,942 199,996
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.89 2.16 2.67 2.66 2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.4% 87.9% 90.0% 89.1% 90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 50.2% 9.1% 33.7% 37.1% 45.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.4% 94.9% 97.1% 93.3% 93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.5% 89.8% 95.1% 85.9% 90.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 85.2% 93.9% 94.0% 86.9% 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 30.1% 35.9% 57.3% 37.4% 38.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 5.4% 10.1% 4.7% 8.4% 5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.2%
7.6%
5.3%
11.7%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.5% 55.8% 69.3% 66.2% 68.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.8% 51.8% 63.2% 61.7% 63.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 816,949 757,023 941,735 1,883,319 1,158,054
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,127,286 467,660 2,963,162 8,098,958 3,951,007
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 615,780 23,129 705,004 8,310,644 3,264,500
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,086,803 1,935,515 6,750,809 9,070,865 8,666,629
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,032 $20,749 $20,417 $11,378 $15,624
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 27.2 22.4 31.3 33.8 30.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $84,465 $83,870 $131,948 $73,785 $95,000
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $38,932 $51,344 $67,554 $45,946 $49,666
Persons in poverty, percent
12.4%
9.6%
5.1%
15.6%
9.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 12,000 3,764 9,727 19,179 13,996
Total employment, 2021 134,066 26,195 179,324 266,154 187,879
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 7,831,307 1,349,802 17,314,893 20,331,478 14,061,185
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -7.1% -3.0% -5.0% -11.0% -8.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 47,732 8,600 30,115 75,558 50,862
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,865 3,450 8,671 16,516 11,974
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,345 2,043 5,563 10,308 7,754
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,770 773 1,383 3,059 2,127
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,393 180 2,088 4,106 2,880
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,559 3,042 5,538 10,415 7,927
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 499 144 329 588 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,533 2,960 7,237 14,009 10,279
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,817.6 378.7 1,144.1 6,850.4 5,598.6
Population per square mile, 2010 2,715.3 386.9 1,071.7 6,211.5 5,216.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 186.01 251.52 301.87 126.09 102.77
Land area in square miles, 2010 184.59 251.43 301.81 126.21 102.86
FIPS Code 34031 34009 34035 34013 34039
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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