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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
275,213
308,423
572,726
65,338
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
275,213
308,423
572,726
65,338
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
275,382
306,767
570,417
65,157
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
274,536
302,273
575,363
64,830
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
274,536
302,273
575,363
64,830
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
0.2%
2.0%
-0.5%
0.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.3%
1.5%
-0.9%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 274,534 302,294 575,345 64,837
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 274,549 288,288 536,499 66,083
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
5.2%
4.9%
6.0%
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
20.7%
21.0%
23.2%
21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
19.9%
17.0%
15.3%
19.4%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
51.1%
50.8%
50.5%
50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
71.0%
81.6%
66.3%
80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
17.2%
12.1%
24.0%
15.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.7%
0.3%
1.0%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
8.1%
3.3%
6.2%
1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.9%
2.5%
2.3%
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
20.3%
7.9%
34.0%
11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
55.1%
75.6%
37.6%
71.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 12,205 14,998 12,830 3,376
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 15.8% 5.8% 31.6% 3.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 132,147 117,799 211,919 27,736
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 67.9% 79.7% 57.7% 70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $254,100 $265,200 $458,000 $208,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,124 $2,262 $3,053 $1,983
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $969 $1,013 $1,390 $917
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,268 $1,435 $1,570 $1,165
Building permits, 2022 907 762 827 3,147 96
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 106,640 109,996 199,996 24,744
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.52 2.70 2.83 2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 89.0% 89.6% 90.1% 90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 26.7% 9.8% 45.6% 7.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 94.2% 95.3% 93.9% 92.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 89.1% 91.4% 90.8% 87.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 88.4% 93.6% 86.8% 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 30.1% 35.2% 38.3% 22.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 9.7% 8.9% 5.7% 12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
9.9%
5.4%
11.7%
6.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 63.1% 66.7% 68.8% 60.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 59.3% 62.6% 63.5% 58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 3,550,725 562,212 1,158,054 83,812
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 2,202,509 1,682,365 3,951,007 300,510
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 321,160 629,439 3,264,500 116,642
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 4,631,105 4,813,242 8,666,629 574,958
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $17,447 $16,535 $15,624 $9,134
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 25.5 29.4 30.6 26.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $73,113 $99,668 $95,000 $73,378
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $39,699 $45,933 $49,666 $37,904
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
11.4%
7.6%
9.6%
10.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 6,145 6,223 13,996 1,139
Total employment, 2021 179,324 97,552 98,293 187,879 16,855
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 4,754,077 4,968,486 14,061,185 1,012,402
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -11.8% -5.5% -8.4% 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 19,524 19,035 50,862 3,267
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 5,333 4,929 11,974 950
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 3,134 3,001 7,754 609
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 1,010 919 2,127 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 967 546 2,880 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 3,781 3,824 7,927 727
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 267 273 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 4,412 4,064 10,279 719
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 494.2 938.8 5,598.6 195.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 494.1 895.3 5,216.1 199.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 555.51 322.00 102.77 331.86
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 555.70 322.01 102.86 331.90
FIPS Code 34035 34001 34015 34039 34033
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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