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Somerset County, New Jersey; Camden County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Burlington County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
527,196
851,117
469,167
130,183
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
527,196
851,117
469,167
130,183
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
524,649
849,724
466,101
129,805
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
523,498
862,768
461,869
128,950
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
523,498
862,768
461,869
128,950
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
0.7%
-1.4%
1.6%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.2%
-1.5%
0.9%
0.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 523,485 863,728 461,860 128,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 513,657 783,969 448,734 128,349
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
5.9%
6.1%
5.0%
4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
22.5%
23.3%
20.3%
18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
16.6%
14.4%
18.4%
21.1%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
51.5%
51.3%
50.5%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
67.7%
48.5%
71.3%
89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
22.3%
41.4%
19.0%
2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.7%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
6.3%
6.6%
6.0%
5.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.9%
2.5%
3.2%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
19.0%
24.6%
9.6%
8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
53.7%
29.5%
64.3%
82.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 21,684 17,928 25,692 5,104
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 11.8% 29.0% 10.7% 10.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 213,843 336,552 186,192 51,963
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 65.4% 44.7% 75.8% 84.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $241,300 $466,500 $304,600 $478,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,125 $3,148 $2,326 $3,038
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,076 $1,466 $1,031 $1,299
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,264 $1,404 $1,575 $1,627
Building permits, 2022 907 1,134 3,470 1,998 483
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 198,757 312,942 174,454 49,676
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.60 2.66 2.59 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 89.0% 89.1% 88.9% 90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 20.9% 37.1% 13.8% 13.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 93.7% 93.3% 95.4% 96.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 89.7% 85.9% 92.9% 93.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 89.3% 86.9% 94.1% 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 34.3% 37.4% 41.1% 55.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 10.4% 8.4% 7.5% 5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
7.5%
11.7%
5.3%
4.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 66.3% 66.2% 64.9% 65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 62.1% 61.7% 61.9% 61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 913,267 1,883,319 902,336 256,520
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 5,497,525 8,098,958 3,281,131 1,005,379
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 1,096,507 8,310,644 942,127 101,063
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 6,810,615 9,070,865 8,223,094 2,478,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $13,447 $11,378 $18,428 $19,818
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 28.0 33.8 29.5 33.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $82,005 $73,785 $102,615 $133,534
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $42,398 $45,946 $51,549 $68,112
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
12.4%
15.6%
6.6%
4.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 11,459 19,179 10,438 3,704
Total employment, 2021 179,324 179,579 266,154 180,387 42,410
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 10,706,741 20,331,478 11,400,877 3,060,575
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -6.7% -11.0% -7.2% -6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 37,155 75,558 32,654 12,286
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 9,513 16,516 8,532 3,411
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 5,993 10,308 5,370 2,154
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 1,690 3,059 1,461 577
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 1,727 4,106 1,247 302
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 6,734 10,415 6,313 2,736
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 454 588 420 151
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 7,938 14,009 7,063 2,857
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 2,364.9 6,850.4 577.8 301.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 2,321.5 6,211.5 561.9 300.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 221.36 126.09 799.29 427.84
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 221.26 126.21 798.58 427.82
FIPS Code 34035 34007 34013 34005 34019
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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