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Salem County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey

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Table

Salem County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
65,338
348,842
572,726
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
65,338
348,842
572,726
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
65,157
347,047
570,417
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
64,830
345,353
575,363
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
64,830
345,353
575,363
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.8%
1.0%
-0.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.5%
-0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 64,837 345,361 575,345
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 66,083 323,444 536,499
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.3%
4.8%
6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.7%
20.8%
23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.4%
17.3%
15.3%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
50.6%
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
80.2%
65.6%
66.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
15.2%
11.0%
24.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.4%
1.0%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.1%
20.7%
6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.7%
2.2%
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
11.2%
16.4%
34.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
71.7%
51.5%
37.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 3,376 10,043 12,830
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.3% 26.9% 31.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 27,736 133,445 211,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 70.6% 75.3% 57.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $208,200 $489,500 $458,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,983 $3,063 $3,053
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $917 $1,323 $1,390
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,165 $1,846 $1,570
Building permits, 2022 96 907 3,147
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 24,744 127,566 199,996
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.56 2.67 2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.9% 90.0% 90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 7.7% 33.7% 45.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 92.8% 97.1% 93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 87.3% 95.1% 90.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 90.2% 94.0% 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 22.8% 57.3% 38.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 12.1% 4.7% 5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.7%
5.3%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.5% 69.3% 68.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.6% 63.2% 63.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 83,812 941,735 1,158,054
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 300,510 2,963,162 3,951,007
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 116,642 705,004 3,264,500
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 574,958 6,750,809 8,666,629
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $9,134 $20,417 $15,624
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 26.6 31.3 30.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $73,378 $131,948 $95,000
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $37,904 $67,554 $49,666
Persons in poverty, percent
10.7%
5.1%
9.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,139 9,727 13,996
Total employment, 2021 16,855 179,324 187,879
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 1,012,402 17,314,893 14,061,185
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 2.5% -5.0% -8.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 3,267 30,115 50,862
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 950 8,671 11,974
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 609 5,563 7,754
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 1,383 2,127
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 2,088 2,880
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 727 5,538 7,927
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 329 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 719 7,237 10,279
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 195.4 1,144.1 5,598.6
Population per square mile, 2010 199.1 1,071.7 5,216.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 331.86 301.87 102.77
Land area in square miles, 2010 331.90 301.81 102.86
FIPS Code 34033 34035 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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