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Somerset County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; Ocean County, New Jersey; Gloucester County, New Jersey; Morris County, New Jersey

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
863,623
659,197
308,423
514,423
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
863,623
659,197
308,423
514,423
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
861,094
655,663
306,767
511,219
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
863,202
637,235
302,273
509,288
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
863,202
637,235
302,273
509,288
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
Z
3.4%
2.0%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
-0.2%
2.9%
1.5%
0.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 863,162 637,229 302,294 509,285
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 809,858 576,567 288,288 492,276
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
5.3%
7.3%
4.9%
4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
21.2%
24.6%
21.0%
20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
16.3%
22.8%
17.0%
18.4%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.2%
51.3%
50.8%
50.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
57.8%
92.2%
81.6%
81.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
12.9%
3.9%
12.1%
4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
26.1%
2.1%
3.3%
11.6%
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%
2.4%
1.5%
2.5%
2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
23.2%
10.2%
7.9%
14.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
38.9%
83.3%
75.6%
68.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 22,600 32,332 14,998 15,272
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 34.1% 7.8% 5.8% 19.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 317,338 295,648 117,799 198,987
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 63.8% 79.9% 79.7% 73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $411,900 $343,500 $265,200 $531,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,775 $2,252 $2,262 $3,210
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,174 $873 $1,013 $1,331
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,739 $1,639 $1,435 $1,814
Building permits, 2022 907 2,474 3,791 827 2,163
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 301,967 239,466 109,996 189,607
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.76 2.64 2.70 2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 89.4% 90.8% 89.6% 90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 46.3% 12.1% 9.8% 25.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 95.3% 91.9% 95.3% 96.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 92.1% 86.1% 91.4% 94.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 89.7% 93.1% 93.6% 95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 45.1% 32.9% 35.2% 57.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 6.0% 7.1% 8.9% 5.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
7.7%
6.4%
5.4%
5.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 66.4% 58.7% 66.7% 67.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 60.0% 55.0% 62.6% 61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 1,790,517 1,114,823 562,212 1,574,724
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 6,618,597 4,219,515 1,682,365 5,330,026
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 4,487,136 378,392 629,439 1,213,602
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 14,855,971 8,720,101 4,813,242 10,433,242
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $17,964 $14,642 $16,535 $21,120
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 33.0 30.8 29.4 30.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $105,206 $82,379 $99,668 $130,808
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $47,196 $42,497 $45,933 $67,555
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
8.2%
11.2%
7.6%
4.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 21,897 14,246 6,223 16,298
Total employment, 2021 179,324 395,031 147,451 98,293 275,550
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 29,193,608 7,039,346 4,968,486 25,720,190
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -4.7% -3.9% -5.5% -9.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 67,844 50,043 19,035 47,295
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 18,457 11,680 4,929 14,269
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 11,407 7,594 3,001 9,013
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 3,619 1,977 919 2,433
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 6,860 1,121 546 2,092
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 9,835 9,664 3,824 10,639
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 S 525 273 595
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 15,981 10,142 4,064 12,129
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 2,791.4 1,014.2 938.8 1,104.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 2,621.6 917.0 895.3 1,069.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 309.22 628.29 322.00 460.97
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 308.91 628.78 322.01 460.18
FIPS Code 34035 34023 34029 34015 34027
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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