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Essex County, New Jersey; Ocean County, New Jersey; Gloucester County, New Jersey; Bergen County, New Jersey

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Table

Essex County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
659,197
308,423
957,736
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
659,197
308,423
957,736
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
849,724
655,663
306,767
953,540
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
862,768
637,235
302,273
955,743
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
862,768
637,235
302,273
955,743
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.4%
3.4%
2.0%
0.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.5%
2.9%
1.5%
-0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 637,229 302,294 955,732
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 576,567 288,288 905,116
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
7.3%
4.9%
5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.3%
24.6%
21.0%
20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.4%
22.8%
17.0%
18.3%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
51.3%
50.8%
50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.5%
92.2%
81.6%
71.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.4%
3.9%
12.1%
7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.6%
2.1%
3.3%
17.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
1.5%
2.5%
2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.6%
10.2%
7.9%
22.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.5%
83.3%
75.6%
52.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 17,928 32,332 14,998 25,380
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 29.0% 7.8% 5.8% 31.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 336,552 295,648 117,799 369,376
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 44.7% 79.9% 79.7% 65.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $466,500 $343,500 $265,200 $561,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,148 $2,252 $2,262 $3,386
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,466 $873 $1,013 $1,447
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,404 $1,639 $1,435 $1,782
Building permits, 2022 3,470 3,791 827 3,953
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 312,942 239,466 109,996 350,843
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.66 2.64 2.70 2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.1% 90.8% 89.6% 91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 37.1% 12.1% 9.8% 41.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.3% 91.9% 95.3% 95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.9% 86.1% 91.4% 93.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.9% 93.1% 93.6% 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 37.4% 32.9% 35.2% 51.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.4% 7.1% 8.9% 4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
6.4%
5.4%
7.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.2% 58.7% 66.7% 66.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.7% 55.0% 62.6% 60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 1,114,823 562,212 2,559,826
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 4,219,515 1,682,365 10,992,664
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 378,392 629,439 3,334,817
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 8,720,101 4,813,242 19,846,375
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $14,642 $16,535 $21,284
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.8 30.8 29.4 31.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $73,785 $82,379 $99,668 $118,714
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $45,946 $42,497 $45,933 $60,222
Persons in poverty, percent
15.6%
11.2%
7.6%
7.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,179 14,246 6,223 31,524
Total employment, 2021 266,154 147,451 98,293 401,499
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 20,331,478 7,039,346 4,968,486 29,037,952
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -11.0% -3.9% -5.5% -9.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 75,558 50,043 19,035 104,775
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 11,680 4,929 26,919
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 7,594 3,001 17,495
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 1,977 919 4,815
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 1,121 546 6,091
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 9,664 3,824 18,410
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 525 273 1,007
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 10,142 4,064 23,401
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 1,014.2 938.8 4,105.6
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 917.0 895.3 3,884.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 628.29 322.00 232.79
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 628.78 322.01 233.01
FIPS Code 34013 34029 34015 34003
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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