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Essex County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; Bergen County, New Jersey; Mercer County, New Jersey; United States

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	Essex County, New Jersey	Middlesex County, New Jersey	Bergen County, New Jersey	Mercer County, New Jersey	United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 851,117	 863,623	 957,736	 381,671	 334,914,895

People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 851,117	 863,623	 957,736	 381,671	 334,914,895
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 849,724	 861,094	 953,540	 380,779	 333,271,411
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)	 862,768	 863,202	 955,743	 387,328	 331,464,948
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)	 862,768	 863,202	 955,743	 387,328	 331,464,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 -1.4%	 Z	 0.2%	 -1.5%	 1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 -1.5%	 -0.2%	 -0.2%	 -1.7%	 0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	863,728	863,162	955,732	387,340	331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	783,969	809,858	905,116	366,513	308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent	 6.1%	 5.3%	 5.0%	 5.5%	 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	 23.3%	 21.2%	 20.6%	 21.4%	 21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 14.4%	 16.3%	 18.3%	 16.5%	 17.3%
Female persons, percent	 51.3%	 50.2%	 50.9%	 50.6%	 50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent	 48.5%	 57.8%	 71.4%	 61.3%	 75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	 41.4%	 12.9%	 7.8%	 21.8%	 13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	 0.9%	 0.8%	 0.6%	 0.7%	 1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)	 6.6%	 26.1%	 17.6%	 13.0%	 6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	 0.2%	 0.1%	 0.1%	 0.3%	 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	 2.5%	 2.4%	 2.4%	 2.8%	 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	 24.6%	 23.2%	 22.7%	 20.4%	 19.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	 29.5%	 38.9%	 52.7%	 45.2%	 58.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022	17,928	22,600	25,380	11,286	17,038,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022	29.0%	34.1%	31.4%	24.6%	13.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	336,552	317,338	369,376	150,710	143,786,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022	44.7%	63.8%	65.1%	62.8%	64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022	$466,500	$411,900	$561,500	$327,600	$281,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022	$3,148	$2,775	$3,386	$2,519	$1,828
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022	$1,466	$1,174	$1,447	$1,085	$584
Median gross rent, 2018-2022	$1,404	$1,739	$1,782	$1,454	$1,268
Building permits, 2022	3,470	2,474	3,953	643	1,665,088
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022	312,942	301,967	350,843	139,549	125,736,353
Persons per household, 2018-2022	2.66	2.76	2.69	2.62	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022	89.1%	89.4%	91.0%	86.9%	86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022	37.1%	46.3%	41.0%	32.8%	21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022	93.3%	95.3%	95.7%	94.1%	94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022	85.9%	92.1%	93.1%	88.5%	88.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	86.9%	89.7%	93.0%	89.7%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	37.4%	45.1%	51.7%	44.2%	34.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022	8.4%	6.0%	4.6%	7.1%	8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	 11.7%	 7.7%	 7.3%	 7.7%	 9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	66.2%	66.4%	66.9%	63.8%	63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	61.7%	60.0%	60.9%	58.9%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	1,883,319	1,790,517	2,559,826	912,819	938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	8,098,958	6,618,597	10,992,664	3,364,811	2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	8,310,644	4,487,136	3,334,817	511,670	895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	9,070,865	14,855,971	19,846,375	7,573,863	4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$11,378	$17,964	$21,284	$20,554	$15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022	33.8	33.0	31.8	27.5	26.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$73,785	$105,206	$118,714	$92,697	$75,149
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$45,946	$47,196	$60,222	$50,053	$41,261
Persons in poverty, percent	 15.6%	 8.2%	 7.0%	 10.6%	 11.5%

Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021	19,179	21,897	31,524	9,706	8,148,606
Total employment, 2021	266,154	395,031	401,499	187,231	128,346,299
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000)	20,331,478	29,193,608	29,037,952	15,180,911	8,278,573,947
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021	-11.0%	-4.7%	-9.4%	-7.4%	-4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021	75,558	67,844	104,775	28,559	28,477,518
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	16,516	18,457	26,919	8,207	5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	10,308	11,407	17,495	4,988	3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	3,059	3,619	4,815	1,404	1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	4,106	6,860	6,091	1,843	1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	10,415	9,835	18,410	5,099	4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	588	S	1,007	317	351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	14,009	15,981	23,401	6,654	4,968,606

Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020	6,850.4	2,791.4	4,105.6	1,725.8	93.8
Population per square mile, 2010	6,211.5	2,621.6	3,884.5	1,632.2	87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020	126.09	309.22	232.79	224.44	3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010	126.21	308.91	233.01	224.56	3,531,905.43
FIPS Code	34013	34023	34003	34021	1

About datasets used in this table

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.

Fact Notes

(a)Includes persons reporting only one race
(c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
(b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories

Value Flags

-Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
FFewer than 25 firms
DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
FNFootnote on this item in place of data
XNot applicable
SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
NANot available
ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

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.