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Essex County, New Jersey; Morris County, New Jersey; New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Atlantic County, New Jersey

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Table

Essex County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
514,423
9,290,841
130,183
275,213
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
514,423
9,290,841
130,183
275,213
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
849,724
511,219
9,260,817
129,805
275,382
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
862,768
509,288
9,289,039
128,950
274,536
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
862,768
509,288
9,289,039
128,950
274,536
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.4%
1.0%
Z
1.0%
0.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.5%
0.4%
-0.3%
0.7%
0.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 509,285 9,288,994 128,947 274,534
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 492,276 8,791,894 128,349 274,549
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
4.9%
5.6%
4.3%
5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.3%
20.3%
21.5%
18.7%
20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.4%
18.4%
17.4%
21.1%
19.9%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
50.3%
50.7%
50.6%
51.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.5%
81.8%
70.7%
89.9%
71.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.4%
4.2%
15.4%
2.9%
17.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.4%
0.7%
0.2%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.6%
11.6%
10.5%
5.0%
8.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.1%
2.4%
1.7%
2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.6%
14.9%
21.9%
8.0%
20.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.5%
68.5%
52.9%
82.8%
55.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 17,928 15,272 299,078 5,104 12,205
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 29.0% 19.3% 23.2% 10.4% 15.8%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 336,552 198,987 3,785,346 51,963 132,147
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 44.7% 73.8% 63.9% 84.5% 67.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $466,500 $531,800 $401,400 $478,600 $254,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,148 $3,210 $2,728 $3,038 $2,124
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,466 $1,331 $1,175 $1,299 $969
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,404 $1,814 $1,577 $1,627 $1,268
Building permits, 2022 3,470 2,163 36,974 483 762
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 312,942 189,607 3,438,162 49,676 106,640
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.66 2.64 2.64 2.54 2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.1% 90.9% 89.8% 90.9% 89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 37.1% 25.1% 32.2% 13.0% 26.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.3% 96.1% 94.5% 96.1% 94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.9% 94.0% 90.6% 93.2% 89.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.9% 95.1% 90.6% 95.8% 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 37.4% 57.1% 42.3% 55.5% 30.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.4% 5.1% 6.8% 5.4% 9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
5.6%
8.0%
4.6%
9.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.2% 67.8% 65.9% 65.4% 63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.7% 61.7% 60.9% 61.5% 59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 1,574,724 23,785,076 256,520 3,550,725
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 5,330,026 74,723,386 1,005,379 2,202,509
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 1,213,602 30,902,528 101,063 321,160
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 10,433,242 149,171,300 2,478,717 4,631,105
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $21,120 $16,783 $19,818 $17,447
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.8 30.2 31.1 33.7 25.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $73,785 $130,808 $97,126 $133,534 $73,113
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $45,946 $67,555 $50,995 $68,112 $39,699
Persons in poverty, percent
15.6%
4.4%
9.7%
4.1%
11.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,179 16,298 233,950 3,704 6,145
Total employment, 2021 266,154 275,550 3,570,543 42,410 97,552
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 20,331,478 25,720,190 256,423,692 3,060,575 4,754,077
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -11.0% -9.0% -6.5% -6.4% -11.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 75,558 47,295 787,315 12,286 19,524
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 14,269 188,322 3,411 5,333
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 9,013 123,258 2,154 3,134
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 2,433 35,466 577 1,010
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 2,092 42,061 302 967
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 10,639 133,485 2,736 3,781
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 595 8,138 151 267
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 12,129 166,931 2,857 4,412
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 1,104.8 1,263.0 301.4 494.2
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 1,069.8 1,195.5 300.0 494.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 460.97 7,354.76 427.84 555.51
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 460.18 7,354.22 427.82 555.70
FIPS Code 34013 34027 34 34019 34001
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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