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Table

Bergen County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
957,736
381,671
348,842
863,623
94,610
513,395
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
957,736
381,671
348,842
863,623
94,610
513,395
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
953,540
380,779
347,047
861,094
95,405
513,634
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
955,743
387,328
345,353
863,202
95,262
525,054
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
955,743
387,328
345,353
863,202
95,262
525,054
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.2%
-1.5%
1.0%
Z
-0.7%
-2.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.2%
-1.7%
0.5%
-0.2%
0.2%
-2.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 955,732 387,340 345,361 863,162 95,263 524,118
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 905,116 366,513 323,444 809,858 97,265 501,226
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.0%
5.5%
4.8%
5.3%
4.2%
6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.6%
21.4%
20.8%
21.2%
17.0%
23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
18.3%
16.5%
17.3%
16.3%
29.5%
15.9%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
50.6%
50.6%
50.2%
51.3%
50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
71.4%
61.3%
65.6%
57.8%
91.6%
74.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
7.8%
21.8%
11.0%
12.9%
4.8%
15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.7%
0.4%
0.8%
0.4%
1.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
17.6%
13.0%
20.7%
26.1%
1.0%
6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.4%
2.8%
2.2%
2.4%
2.0%
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
22.7%
20.4%
16.4%
23.2%
8.6%
44.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
52.7%
45.2%
51.5%
38.9%
84.7%
38.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 25,380 11,286 10,043 22,600 6,284 11,395
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 31.4% 24.6% 26.9% 34.1% 4.7% 32.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 369,376 150,710 133,445 317,338 99,422 185,507
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 65.1% 62.8% 75.3% 63.8% 78.4% 52.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $561,500 $327,600 $489,500 $411,900 $372,300 $413,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,386 $2,519 $3,063 $2,775 $2,104 $2,898
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,447 $1,085 $1,323 $1,174 $895 $1,358
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,782 $1,454 $1,846 $1,739 $1,285 $1,484
Building permits, 2022 3,953 643 907 2,474 838 1,186
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 350,843 139,549 127,566 301,967 43,277 177,209
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.69 2.62 2.67 2.76 2.16 2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.0% 86.9% 90.0% 89.4% 87.9% 91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 41.0% 32.8% 33.7% 46.3% 9.1% 50.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 95.7% 94.1% 97.1% 95.3% 94.9% 93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 93.1% 88.5% 95.1% 92.1% 89.8% 89.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 93.0% 89.7% 94.0% 89.7% 93.9% 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 51.7% 44.2% 57.3% 45.1% 35.9% 30.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.6% 7.1% 4.7% 6.0% 10.1% 5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.3%
7.7%
5.3%
7.7%
7.6%
12.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.9% 63.8% 69.3% 66.4% 55.8% 66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.9% 58.9% 63.2% 60.0% 51.8% 60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,559,826 912,819 941,735 1,790,517 757,023 816,949
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 10,992,664 3,364,811 2,963,162 6,618,597 467,660 3,127,286
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,334,817 511,670 705,004 4,487,136 23,129 615,780
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 19,846,375 7,573,863 6,750,809 14,855,971 1,935,515 8,086,803
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $21,284 $20,554 $20,417 $17,964 $20,749 $16,032
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.8 27.5 31.3 33.0 22.4 27.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $118,714 $92,697 $131,948 $105,206 $83,870 $84,465
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $60,222 $50,053 $67,554 $47,196 $51,344 $38,932
Persons in poverty, percent
7.0%
10.6%
5.1%
8.2%
9.6%
12.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 31,524 9,706 9,727 21,897 3,764 12,000
Total employment, 2021 401,499 187,231 179,324 395,031 26,195 134,066
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 29,037,952 15,180,911 17,314,893 29,193,608 1,349,802 7,831,307
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -9.4% -7.4% -5.0% -4.7% -3.0% -7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 104,775 28,559 30,115 67,844 8,600 47,732
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 26,919 8,207 8,671 18,457 3,450 10,865
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 17,495 4,988 5,563 11,407 2,043 7,345
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,815 1,404 1,383 3,619 773 1,770
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,091 1,843 2,088 6,860 180 2,393
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 18,410 5,099 5,538 9,835 3,042 7,559
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,007 317 329 S 144 499
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 23,401 6,654 7,237 15,981 2,960 9,533
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 4,105.6 1,725.8 1,144.1 2,791.4 378.7 2,817.6
Population per square mile, 2010 3,884.5 1,632.2 1,071.7 2,621.6 386.9 2,715.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 232.79 224.44 301.87 309.22 251.52 186.01
Land area in square miles, 2010 233.01 224.56 301.81 308.91 251.43 184.59
FIPS Code 34003 34021 34035 34023 34009 34031
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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