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Union County, New Jersey; Passaic County, New Jersey; Morris County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Table

Union County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
572,726
513,395
514,423
94,610
851,117
130,183
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
572,726
513,395
514,423
94,610
851,117
130,183
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
570,417
513,634
511,219
95,405
849,724
129,805
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
575,363
525,054
509,288
95,262
862,768
128,950
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
575,363
525,054
509,288
95,262
862,768
128,950
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.5%
-2.2%
1.0%
-0.7%
-1.4%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.9%
-2.2%
0.4%
0.2%
-1.5%
0.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 575,345 524,118 509,285 95,263 863,728 128,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 536,499 501,226 492,276 97,265 783,969 128,349
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.0%
6.2%
4.9%
4.2%
6.1%
4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.2%
23.4%
20.3%
17.0%
23.3%
18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.3%
15.9%
18.4%
29.5%
14.4%
21.1%
Female persons, percent
50.5%
50.8%
50.3%
51.3%
51.3%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
66.3%
74.0%
81.8%
91.6%
48.5%
89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
24.0%
15.1%
4.2%
4.8%
41.4%
2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.0%
1.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.9%
0.2%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.2%
6.1%
11.6%
1.0%
6.6%
5.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
2.8%
2.1%
2.0%
2.5%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
34.0%
44.3%
14.9%
8.6%
24.6%
8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
37.6%
38.8%
68.5%
84.7%
29.5%
82.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 12,830 11,395 15,272 6,284 17,928 5,104
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 31.6% 32.5% 19.3% 4.7% 29.0% 10.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 211,919 185,507 198,987 99,422 336,552 51,963
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 57.7% 52.4% 73.8% 78.4% 44.7% 84.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $458,000 $413,500 $531,800 $372,300 $466,500 $478,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,053 $2,898 $3,210 $2,104 $3,148 $3,038
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,390 $1,358 $1,331 $895 $1,466 $1,299
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,570 $1,484 $1,814 $1,285 $1,404 $1,627
Building permits, 2022 3,147 1,186 2,163 838 3,470 483
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 199,996 177,209 189,607 43,277 312,942 49,676
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.83 2.89 2.64 2.16 2.66 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.1% 91.4% 90.9% 87.9% 89.1% 90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 45.6% 50.2% 25.1% 9.1% 37.1% 13.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.9% 93.4% 96.1% 94.9% 93.3% 96.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.8% 89.5% 94.0% 89.8% 85.9% 93.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.8% 85.2% 95.1% 93.9% 86.9% 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 38.3% 30.1% 57.1% 35.9% 37.4% 55.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 5.7% 5.4% 5.1% 10.1% 8.4% 5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
12.2%
5.6%
7.6%
11.7%
4.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 68.8% 66.5% 67.8% 55.8% 66.2% 65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.5% 60.8% 61.7% 51.8% 61.7% 61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,158,054 816,949 1,574,724 757,023 1,883,319 256,520
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,951,007 3,127,286 5,330,026 467,660 8,098,958 1,005,379
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,264,500 615,780 1,213,602 23,129 8,310,644 101,063
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,666,629 8,086,803 10,433,242 1,935,515 9,070,865 2,478,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $15,624 $16,032 $21,120 $20,749 $11,378 $19,818
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.6 27.2 30.2 22.4 33.8 33.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $95,000 $84,465 $130,808 $83,870 $73,785 $133,534
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,666 $38,932 $67,555 $51,344 $45,946 $68,112
Persons in poverty, percent
9.6%
12.4%
4.4%
9.6%
15.6%
4.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 13,996 12,000 16,298 3,764 19,179 3,704
Total employment, 2021 187,879 134,066 275,550 26,195 266,154 42,410
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 14,061,185 7,831,307 25,720,190 1,349,802 20,331,478 3,060,575
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -8.4% -7.1% -9.0% -3.0% -11.0% -6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 50,862 47,732 47,295 8,600 75,558 12,286
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,974 10,865 14,269 3,450 16,516 3,411
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,754 7,345 9,013 2,043 10,308 2,154
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,127 1,770 2,433 773 3,059 577
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,880 2,393 2,092 180 4,106 302
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,927 7,559 10,639 3,042 10,415 2,736
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 499 595 144 588 151
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,279 9,533 12,129 2,960 14,009 2,857
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 5,598.6 2,817.6 1,104.8 378.7 6,850.4 301.4
Population per square mile, 2010 5,216.1 2,715.3 1,069.8 386.9 6,211.5 300.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 102.77 186.01 460.97 251.52 126.09 427.84
Land area in square miles, 2010 102.86 184.59 460.18 251.43 126.21 427.82
FIPS Code 34039 34031 34027 34009 34013 34019
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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