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Union County, New Jersey; Gloucester County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Ocean County, New Jersey; New Jersey

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Table

Union County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
572,726
308,423
348,842
659,197
9,290,841
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
572,726
308,423
348,842
659,197
9,290,841
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
570,417
306,767
347,047
655,663
9,260,817
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
575,363
302,273
345,353
637,235
9,289,039
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
575,363
302,273
345,353
637,235
9,289,039
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.5%
2.0%
1.0%
3.4%
Z
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.9%
1.5%
0.5%
2.9%
-0.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 575,345 302,294 345,361 637,229 9,288,994
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 536,499 288,288 323,444 576,567 8,791,894
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.0%
4.9%
4.8%
7.3%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.2%
21.0%
20.8%
24.6%
21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.3%
17.0%
17.3%
22.8%
17.4%
Female persons, percent
50.5%
50.8%
50.6%
51.3%
50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
66.3%
81.6%
65.6%
92.2%
70.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
24.0%
12.1%
11.0%
3.9%
15.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.2%
3.3%
20.7%
2.1%
10.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
2.5%
2.2%
1.5%
2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
34.0%
7.9%
16.4%
10.2%
21.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
37.6%
75.6%
51.5%
83.3%
52.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 12,830 14,998 10,043 32,332 299,078
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 31.6% 5.8% 26.9% 7.8% 23.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 211,919 117,799 133,445 295,648 3,785,346
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 57.7% 79.7% 75.3% 79.9% 63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $458,000 $265,200 $489,500 $343,500 $401,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,053 $2,262 $3,063 $2,252 $2,728
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,390 $1,013 $1,323 $873 $1,175
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,570 $1,435 $1,846 $1,639 $1,577
Building permits, 2022 3,147 827 907 3,791 36,974
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 199,996 109,996 127,566 239,466 3,438,162
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.83 2.70 2.67 2.64 2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.1% 89.6% 90.0% 90.8% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 45.6% 9.8% 33.7% 12.1% 32.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.9% 95.3% 97.1% 91.9% 94.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.8% 91.4% 95.1% 86.1% 90.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.8% 93.6% 94.0% 93.1% 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 38.3% 35.2% 57.3% 32.9% 42.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 5.7% 8.9% 4.7% 7.1% 6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
5.4%
5.3%
6.4%
8.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 68.8% 66.7% 69.3% 58.7% 65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.5% 62.6% 63.2% 55.0% 60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,158,054 562,212 941,735 1,114,823 23,785,076
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,951,007 1,682,365 2,963,162 4,219,515 74,723,386
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,264,500 629,439 705,004 378,392 30,902,528
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,666,629 4,813,242 6,750,809 8,720,101 149,171,300
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $15,624 $16,535 $20,417 $14,642 $16,783
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.6 29.4 31.3 30.8 31.1
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $95,000 $99,668 $131,948 $82,379 $97,126
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,666 $45,933 $67,554 $42,497 $50,995
Persons in poverty, percent
9.6%
7.6%
5.1%
11.2%
9.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 13,996 6,223 9,727 14,246 233,950
Total employment, 2021 187,879 98,293 179,324 147,451 3,570,543
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 14,061,185 4,968,486 17,314,893 7,039,346 256,423,692
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -8.4% -5.5% -5.0% -3.9% -6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 50,862 19,035 30,115 50,043 787,315
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,974 4,929 8,671 11,680 188,322
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,754 3,001 5,563 7,594 123,258
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,127 919 1,383 1,977 35,466
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,880 546 2,088 1,121 42,061
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,927 3,824 5,538 9,664 133,485
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 273 329 525 8,138
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,279 4,064 7,237 10,142 166,931
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 5,598.6 938.8 1,144.1 1,014.2 1,263.0
Population per square mile, 2010 5,216.1 895.3 1,071.7 917.0 1,195.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 102.77 322.00 301.87 628.29 7,354.76
Land area in square miles, 2010 102.86 322.01 301.81 628.78 7,354.22
FIPS Code 34039 34015 34035 34029 34
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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