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

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
644,228
702,381
129,805
380,779
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
642,799
705,472
130,183
381,671
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
644,228
702,381
129,805
380,779
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
643,612
724,858
128,950
387,328
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
643,612
724,858
128,950
387,328
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-0.1%
-2.7%
1.0%
-1.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.1%
-3.1%
0.7%
-1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 643,615 724,854 128,947 387,340
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 630,380 634,266 128,349 366,513
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
4.9%
6.3%
4.3%
5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
20.4%
19.8%
18.7%
21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
19.4%
12.8%
21.1%
16.5%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.9%
50.0%
50.6%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
84.7%
63.1%
89.9%
61.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
7.3%
15.4%
2.9%
21.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.3%
1.3%
0.2%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
5.8%
17.0%
5.0%
13.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
1.9%
2.9%
1.7%
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
11.7%
42.4%
8.0%
20.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
74.5%
28.2%
82.8%
45.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 22,168 11,099 5,104 11,286
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 13.2% 42.7% 10.4% 24.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 270,238 319,636 51,963 150,710
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 75.6% 32.2% 84.5% 62.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $519,300 $486,900 $478,600 $327,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,976 $3,140 $3,038 $2,519
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,272 $1,257 $1,299 $1,085
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,683 $1,722 $1,627 $1,454
Building permits, 2022 907 2,394 6,056 483 643
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 248,117 290,054 49,676 139,549
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.57 2.43 2.54 2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 91.5% 87.7% 90.9% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 17.4% 57.7% 13.0% 32.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 95.3% 94.8% 96.1% 94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 92.5% 90.2% 93.2% 88.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 94.3% 87.2% 95.8% 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 49.9% 46.6% 55.5% 44.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 6.5% 5.6% 5.4% 7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
6.0%
11.5%
4.6%
7.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 66.4% 69.8% 65.4% 63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 60.8% 63.3% 61.5% 58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 1,798,734 1,579,936 256,520 912,819
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 6,222,476 3,091,133 1,005,379 3,364,811
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 824,577 3,515,020 101,063 511,670
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 12,274,645 7,964,867 2,478,717 7,573,863
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $19,730 $11,837 $19,818 $20,554
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 33.6 35.7 33.7 27.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $118,527 $86,854 $133,534 $92,697
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $62,998 $51,277 $68,112 $50,053
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
6.3%
14.2%
4.1%
10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 19,326 13,888 3,704 9,706
Total employment, 2021 179,324 230,900 227,571 42,410 187,231
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 14,427,799 20,607,111 3,060,575 15,180,911
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -7.5% -7.7% -6.4% -7.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 61,485 63,717 12,286 28,559
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 16,436 11,353 3,411 8,207
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 10,628 6,822 2,154 4,988
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 3,102 2,248 577 1,404
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 2,497 4,247 302 1,843
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 12,686 5,855 2,736 5,099
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 704 S 151 317
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 14,456 9,936 2,857 6,654
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 1,374.7 15,691.5 301.4 1,725.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 1,344.7 13,731.4 300.0 1,632.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 468.18 46.19 427.84 224.44
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 468.79 46.19 427.82 224.56
FIPS Code 34035 34025 34017 34019 34021
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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