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New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; United States

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Table

New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
9,290,841
572,726
348,842
334,914,895
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
9,290,841
572,726
348,842
334,914,895
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
9,260,817
570,417
347,047
333,271,411
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
9,289,039
575,363
345,353
331,464,948
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
9,289,039
575,363
345,353
331,464,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
Z
-0.5%
1.0%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.3%
-0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 9,288,994 575,345 345,361 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,791,894 536,499 323,444 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.6%
6.0%
4.8%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.5%
23.2%
20.8%
21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.4%
15.3%
17.3%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
50.5%
50.6%
50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
70.7%
66.3%
65.6%
75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
15.4%
24.0%
11.0%
13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
1.0%
0.4%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
10.5%
6.2%
20.7%
6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.4%
2.3%
2.2%
3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
21.9%
34.0%
16.4%
19.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
52.9%
37.6%
51.5%
58.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 299,078 12,830 10,043 17,038,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 23.2% 31.6% 26.9% 13.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 3,785,346 211,919 133,445 143,786,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 63.9% 57.7% 75.3% 64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $401,400 $458,000 $489,500 $281,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,728 $3,053 $3,063 $1,828
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,175 $1,390 $1,323 $584
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,577 $1,570 $1,846 $1,268
Building permits, 2022 36,974 3,147 907 1,665,088
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,438,162 199,996 127,566 125,736,353
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.64 2.83 2.67 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.8% 90.1% 90.0% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 32.2% 45.6% 33.7% 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.5% 93.9% 97.1% 94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.6% 90.8% 95.1% 88.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 90.6% 86.8% 94.0% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 42.3% 38.3% 57.3% 34.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.8% 5.7% 4.7% 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.0%
11.7%
5.3%
9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 65.9% 68.8% 69.3% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.9% 63.5% 63.2% 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 23,785,076 1,158,054 941,735 938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 74,723,386 3,951,007 2,963,162 2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 30,902,528 3,264,500 705,004 895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 149,171,300 8,666,629 6,750,809 4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,783 $15,624 $20,417 $15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.1 30.6 31.3 26.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $97,126 $95,000 $131,948 $75,149
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $50,995 $49,666 $67,554 $41,261
Persons in poverty, percent
9.7%
9.6%
5.1%
11.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 233,950 13,996 9,727 8,148,606
Total employment, 2021 3,570,543 187,879 179,324 128,346,299
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 256,423,692 14,061,185 17,314,893 8,278,573,947
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -6.5% -8.4% -5.0% -4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 787,315 50,862 30,115 28,477,518
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 188,322 11,974 8,671 5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 123,258 7,754 5,563 3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 35,466 2,127 1,383 1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 42,061 2,880 2,088 1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 133,485 7,927 5,538 4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,138 S 329 351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 166,931 10,279 7,237 4,968,606
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,263.0 5,598.6 1,144.1 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,195.5 5,216.1 1,071.7 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 7,354.76 102.77 301.87 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 7,354.22 102.86 301.81 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 34 34039 34035 1
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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