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Bergen County, New Jersey; Burlington County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; Passaic County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey

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Table

Bergen County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
957,736
469,167
863,623
513,395
851,117
348,842
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
957,736
469,167
863,623
513,395
851,117
348,842
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
953,540
466,101
861,094
513,634
849,724
347,047
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
955,743
461,869
863,202
525,054
862,768
345,353
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
955,743
461,869
863,202
525,054
862,768
345,353
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.2%
1.6%
Z
-2.2%
-1.4%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.2%
0.9%
-0.2%
-2.2%
-1.5%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 955,732 461,860 863,162 524,118 863,728 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 905,116 448,734 809,858 501,226 783,969 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.0%
5.0%
5.3%
6.2%
6.1%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.6%
20.3%
21.2%
23.4%
23.3%
20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
18.3%
18.4%
16.3%
15.9%
14.4%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
50.5%
50.2%
50.8%
51.3%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
71.4%
71.3%
57.8%
74.0%
48.5%
65.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
7.8%
19.0%
12.9%
15.1%
41.4%
11.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.4%
0.8%
1.7%
0.9%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
17.6%
6.0%
26.1%
6.1%
6.6%
20.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.4%
3.2%
2.4%
2.8%
2.5%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
22.7%
9.6%
23.2%
44.3%
24.6%
16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
52.7%
64.3%
38.9%
38.8%
29.5%
51.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 25,380 25,692 22,600 11,395 17,928 10,043
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 31.4% 10.7% 34.1% 32.5% 29.0% 26.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 369,376 186,192 317,338 185,507 336,552 133,445
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 65.1% 75.8% 63.8% 52.4% 44.7% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $561,500 $304,600 $411,900 $413,500 $466,500 $489,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,386 $2,326 $2,775 $2,898 $3,148 $3,063
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,447 $1,031 $1,174 $1,358 $1,466 $1,323
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,782 $1,575 $1,739 $1,484 $1,404 $1,846
Building permits, 2022 3,953 1,998 2,474 1,186 3,470 907
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 350,843 174,454 301,967 177,209 312,942 127,566
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.69 2.59 2.76 2.89 2.66 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.0% 88.9% 89.4% 91.4% 89.1% 90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 41.0% 13.8% 46.3% 50.2% 37.1% 33.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 95.7% 95.4% 95.3% 93.4% 93.3% 97.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 93.1% 92.9% 92.1% 89.5% 85.9% 95.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 93.0% 94.1% 89.7% 85.2% 86.9% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 51.7% 41.1% 45.1% 30.1% 37.4% 57.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.6% 7.5% 6.0% 5.4% 8.4% 4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.3%
5.3%
7.7%
12.2%
11.7%
5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.9% 64.9% 66.4% 66.5% 66.2% 69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.9% 61.9% 60.0% 60.8% 61.7% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,559,826 902,336 1,790,517 816,949 1,883,319 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 10,992,664 3,281,131 6,618,597 3,127,286 8,098,958 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,334,817 942,127 4,487,136 615,780 8,310,644 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 19,846,375 8,223,094 14,855,971 8,086,803 9,070,865 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $21,284 $18,428 $17,964 $16,032 $11,378 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.8 29.5 33.0 27.2 33.8 31.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $118,714 $102,615 $105,206 $84,465 $73,785 $131,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $60,222 $51,549 $47,196 $38,932 $45,946 $67,554
Persons in poverty, percent
7.0%
6.6%
8.2%
12.4%
15.6%
5.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 31,524 10,438 21,897 12,000 19,179 9,727
Total employment, 2021 401,499 180,387 395,031 134,066 266,154 179,324
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 29,037,952 11,400,877 29,193,608 7,831,307 20,331,478 17,314,893
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -9.4% -7.2% -4.7% -7.1% -11.0% -5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 104,775 32,654 67,844 47,732 75,558 30,115
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 26,919 8,532 18,457 10,865 16,516 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 17,495 5,370 11,407 7,345 10,308 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,815 1,461 3,619 1,770 3,059 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,091 1,247 6,860 2,393 4,106 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 18,410 6,313 9,835 7,559 10,415 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,007 420 S 499 588 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 23,401 7,063 15,981 9,533 14,009 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 4,105.6 577.8 2,791.4 2,817.6 6,850.4 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 3,884.5 561.9 2,621.6 2,715.3 6,211.5 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 232.79 799.29 309.22 186.01 126.09 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 233.01 798.58 308.91 184.59 126.21 301.81
FIPS Code 34003 34005 34023 34031 34013 34035
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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