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Essex County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; Camden County, New Jersey; Morris County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey

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Table

Essex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
863,623
527,196
514,423
348,842
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
863,623
527,196
514,423
348,842
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
849,724
861,094
524,649
511,219
347,047
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
862,768
863,202
523,498
509,288
345,353
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
862,768
863,202
523,498
509,288
345,353
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.4%
Z
0.7%
1.0%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.5%
-0.2%
0.2%
0.4%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 863,162 523,485 509,285 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 809,858 513,657 492,276 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
5.3%
5.9%
4.9%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.3%
21.2%
22.5%
20.3%
20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.4%
16.3%
16.6%
18.4%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
50.2%
51.5%
50.3%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.5%
57.8%
67.7%
81.8%
65.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.4%
12.9%
22.3%
4.2%
11.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.6%
26.1%
6.3%
11.6%
20.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.4%
2.9%
2.1%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.6%
23.2%
19.0%
14.9%
16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.5%
38.9%
53.7%
68.5%
51.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 17,928 22,600 21,684 15,272 10,043
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 29.0% 34.1% 11.8% 19.3% 26.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 336,552 317,338 213,843 198,987 133,445
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 44.7% 63.8% 65.4% 73.8% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $466,500 $411,900 $241,300 $531,800 $489,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,148 $2,775 $2,125 $3,210 $3,063
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,466 $1,174 $1,076 $1,331 $1,323
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,404 $1,739 $1,264 $1,814 $1,846
Building permits, 2022 3,470 2,474 1,134 2,163 907
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 312,942 301,967 198,757 189,607 127,566
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.66 2.76 2.60 2.64 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.1% 89.4% 89.0% 90.9% 90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 37.1% 46.3% 20.9% 25.1% 33.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.3% 95.3% 93.7% 96.1% 97.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.9% 92.1% 89.7% 94.0% 95.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.9% 89.7% 89.3% 95.1% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 37.4% 45.1% 34.3% 57.1% 57.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.4% 6.0% 10.4% 5.1% 4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
7.7%
7.5%
5.6%
5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.2% 66.4% 66.3% 67.8% 69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.7% 60.0% 62.1% 61.7% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 1,790,517 913,267 1,574,724 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 6,618,597 5,497,525 5,330,026 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 4,487,136 1,096,507 1,213,602 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 14,855,971 6,810,615 10,433,242 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $17,964 $13,447 $21,120 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.8 33.0 28.0 30.2 31.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $73,785 $105,206 $82,005 $130,808 $131,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $45,946 $47,196 $42,398 $67,555 $67,554
Persons in poverty, percent
15.6%
8.2%
12.4%
4.4%
5.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,179 21,897 11,459 16,298 9,727
Total employment, 2021 266,154 395,031 179,579 275,550 179,324
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 20,331,478 29,193,608 10,706,741 25,720,190 17,314,893
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -11.0% -4.7% -6.7% -9.0% -5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 75,558 67,844 37,155 47,295 30,115
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 18,457 9,513 14,269 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 11,407 5,993 9,013 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 3,619 1,690 2,433 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 6,860 1,727 2,092 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 9,835 6,734 10,639 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 S 454 595 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 15,981 7,938 12,129 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 2,791.4 2,364.9 1,104.8 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 2,621.6 2,321.5 1,069.8 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 309.22 221.36 460.97 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 308.91 221.26 460.18 301.81
FIPS Code 34013 34023 34007 34027 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.

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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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