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Somerset County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; Ocean County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Hudson County, New Jersey

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
94,610
572,726
659,197
851,117
705,472
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
94,610
572,726
659,197
851,117
705,472
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
95,405
570,417
655,663
849,724
702,381
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
95,262
575,363
637,235
862,768
724,858
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
95,262
575,363
637,235
862,768
724,858
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-0.7%
-0.5%
3.4%
-1.4%
-2.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.2%
-0.9%
2.9%
-1.5%
-3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 95,263 575,345 637,229 863,728 724,854
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 97,265 536,499 576,567 783,969 634,266
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
4.2%
6.0%
7.3%
6.1%
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
17.0%
23.2%
24.6%
23.3%
19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
29.5%
15.3%
22.8%
14.4%
12.8%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
51.3%
50.5%
51.3%
51.3%
50.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
91.6%
66.3%
92.2%
48.5%
63.1%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
4.8%
24.0%
3.9%
41.4%
15.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.4%
1.0%
0.3%
0.9%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
1.0%
6.2%
2.1%
6.6%
17.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.0%
2.3%
1.5%
2.5%
2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
8.6%
34.0%
10.2%
24.6%
42.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
84.7%
37.6%
83.3%
29.5%
28.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 6,284 12,830 32,332 17,928 11,099
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 4.7% 31.6% 7.8% 29.0% 42.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 99,422 211,919 295,648 336,552 319,636
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 78.4% 57.7% 79.9% 44.7% 32.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $372,300 $458,000 $343,500 $466,500 $486,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,104 $3,053 $2,252 $3,148 $3,140
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $895 $1,390 $873 $1,466 $1,257
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,285 $1,570 $1,639 $1,404 $1,722
Building permits, 2022 907 838 3,147 3,791 3,470 6,056
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 43,277 199,996 239,466 312,942 290,054
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.16 2.83 2.64 2.66 2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 87.9% 90.1% 90.8% 89.1% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 9.1% 45.6% 12.1% 37.1% 57.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 94.9% 93.9% 91.9% 93.3% 94.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 89.8% 90.8% 86.1% 85.9% 90.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 93.9% 86.8% 93.1% 86.9% 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 35.9% 38.3% 32.9% 37.4% 46.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 10.1% 5.7% 7.1% 8.4% 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
7.6%
11.7%
6.4%
11.7%
11.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 55.8% 68.8% 58.7% 66.2% 69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 51.8% 63.5% 55.0% 61.7% 63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 757,023 1,158,054 1,114,823 1,883,319 1,579,936
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 467,660 3,951,007 4,219,515 8,098,958 3,091,133
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 23,129 3,264,500 378,392 8,310,644 3,515,020
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 1,935,515 8,666,629 8,720,101 9,070,865 7,964,867
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $20,749 $15,624 $14,642 $11,378 $11,837
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 22.4 30.6 30.8 33.8 35.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $83,870 $95,000 $82,379 $73,785 $86,854
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $51,344 $49,666 $42,497 $45,946 $51,277
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
9.6%
9.6%
11.2%
15.6%
14.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 3,764 13,996 14,246 19,179 13,888
Total employment, 2021 179,324 26,195 187,879 147,451 266,154 227,571
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 1,349,802 14,061,185 7,039,346 20,331,478 20,607,111
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -3.0% -8.4% -3.9% -11.0% -7.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 8,600 50,862 50,043 75,558 63,717
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 3,450 11,974 11,680 16,516 11,353
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 2,043 7,754 7,594 10,308 6,822
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 773 2,127 1,977 3,059 2,248
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 180 2,880 1,121 4,106 4,247
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 3,042 7,927 9,664 10,415 5,855
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 144 S 525 588 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 2,960 10,279 10,142 14,009 9,936
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 378.7 5,598.6 1,014.2 6,850.4 15,691.5
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 386.9 5,216.1 917.0 6,211.5 13,731.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 251.52 102.77 628.29 126.09 46.19
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 251.43 102.86 628.78 126.21 46.19
FIPS Code 34035 34009 34039 34029 34013 34017
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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