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Somerset County, New Jersey; Hudson County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Monmouth County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
705,472
130,183
642,799
851,117
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
705,472
130,183
642,799
851,117
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
702,381
129,805
644,228
849,724
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
724,858
128,950
643,612
862,768
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
724,858
128,950
643,612
862,768
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-2.7%
1.0%
-0.1%
-1.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
-3.1%
0.7%
0.1%
-1.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 724,854 128,947 643,615 863,728
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 634,266 128,349 630,380 783,969
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
6.3%
4.3%
4.9%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
19.8%
18.7%
20.4%
23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
12.8%
21.1%
19.4%
14.4%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.0%
50.6%
50.9%
51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
63.1%
89.9%
84.7%
48.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
15.4%
2.9%
7.3%
41.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
1.3%
0.2%
0.3%
0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
17.0%
5.0%
5.8%
6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.9%
1.7%
1.9%
2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
42.4%
8.0%
11.7%
24.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
28.2%
82.8%
74.5%
29.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 11,099 5,104 22,168 17,928
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 42.7% 10.4% 13.2% 29.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 319,636 51,963 270,238 336,552
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 32.2% 84.5% 75.6% 44.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $486,900 $478,600 $519,300 $466,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $3,140 $3,038 $2,976 $3,148
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,257 $1,299 $1,272 $1,466
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,722 $1,627 $1,683 $1,404
Building permits, 2022 907 6,056 483 2,394 3,470
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 290,054 49,676 248,117 312,942
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.43 2.54 2.57 2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 87.7% 90.9% 91.5% 89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 57.7% 13.0% 17.4% 37.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 94.8% 96.1% 95.3% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 90.2% 93.2% 92.5% 85.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 87.2% 95.8% 94.3% 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 46.6% 55.5% 49.9% 37.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 5.6% 5.4% 6.5% 8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
11.5%
4.6%
6.0%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 69.8% 65.4% 66.4% 66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 63.3% 61.5% 60.8% 61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 1,579,936 256,520 1,798,734 1,883,319
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 3,091,133 1,005,379 6,222,476 8,098,958
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 3,515,020 101,063 824,577 8,310,644
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 7,964,867 2,478,717 12,274,645 9,070,865
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $11,837 $19,818 $19,730 $11,378
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 35.7 33.7 33.6 33.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $86,854 $133,534 $118,527 $73,785
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $51,277 $68,112 $62,998 $45,946
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
14.2%
4.1%
6.3%
15.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 13,888 3,704 19,326 19,179
Total employment, 2021 179,324 227,571 42,410 230,900 266,154
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 20,607,111 3,060,575 14,427,799 20,331,478
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -7.7% -6.4% -7.5% -11.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 63,717 12,286 61,485 75,558
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 11,353 3,411 16,436 16,516
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 6,822 2,154 10,628 10,308
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 2,248 577 3,102 3,059
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 4,247 302 2,497 4,106
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 5,855 2,736 12,686 10,415
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 S 151 704 588
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 9,936 2,857 14,456 14,009
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 15,691.5 301.4 1,374.7 6,850.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 13,731.4 300.0 1,344.7 6,211.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 46.19 427.84 468.18 126.09
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 46.19 427.82 468.79 126.21
FIPS Code 34035 34017 34019 34025 34013
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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