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Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Passaic County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey

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Table

Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
130,183
851,117
513,395
863,623
9,290,841
348,842
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
130,183
851,117
513,395
863,623
9,290,841
348,842
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
129,805
849,724
513,634
861,094
9,260,817
347,047
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
128,950
862,768
525,054
863,202
9,289,039
345,353
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
128,950
862,768
525,054
863,202
9,289,039
345,353
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-1.4%
-2.2%
Z
Z
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.7%
-1.5%
-2.2%
-0.2%
-0.3%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 128,947 863,728 524,118 863,162 9,288,994 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 128,349 783,969 501,226 809,858 8,791,894 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.3%
6.1%
6.2%
5.3%
5.6%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.7%
23.3%
23.4%
21.2%
21.5%
20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.1%
14.4%
15.9%
16.3%
17.4%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
51.3%
50.8%
50.2%
50.7%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
89.9%
48.5%
74.0%
57.8%
70.7%
65.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
2.9%
41.4%
15.1%
12.9%
15.4%
11.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.9%
1.7%
0.8%
0.7%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
5.0%
6.6%
6.1%
26.1%
10.5%
20.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
2.5%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
8.0%
24.6%
44.3%
23.2%
21.9%
16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
82.8%
29.5%
38.8%
38.9%
52.9%
51.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 5,104 17,928 11,395 22,600 299,078 10,043
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 10.4% 29.0% 32.5% 34.1% 23.2% 26.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 51,963 336,552 185,507 317,338 3,785,346 133,445
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 84.5% 44.7% 52.4% 63.8% 63.9% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $478,600 $466,500 $413,500 $411,900 $401,400 $489,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,038 $3,148 $2,898 $2,775 $2,728 $3,063
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,299 $1,466 $1,358 $1,174 $1,175 $1,323
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,627 $1,404 $1,484 $1,739 $1,577 $1,846
Building permits, 2022 483 3,470 1,186 2,474 36,974 907
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 49,676 312,942 177,209 301,967 3,438,162 127,566
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.54 2.66 2.89 2.76 2.64 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.9% 89.1% 91.4% 89.4% 89.8% 90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 13.0% 37.1% 50.2% 46.3% 32.2% 33.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 96.1% 93.3% 93.4% 95.3% 94.5% 97.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 93.2% 85.9% 89.5% 92.1% 90.6% 95.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 95.8% 86.9% 85.2% 89.7% 90.6% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 55.5% 37.4% 30.1% 45.1% 42.3% 57.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 5.4% 8.4% 5.4% 6.0% 6.8% 4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
4.6%
11.7%
12.2%
7.7%
8.0%
5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 65.4% 66.2% 66.5% 66.4% 65.9% 69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.5% 61.7% 60.8% 60.0% 60.9% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 256,520 1,883,319 816,949 1,790,517 23,785,076 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,005,379 8,098,958 3,127,286 6,618,597 74,723,386 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 101,063 8,310,644 615,780 4,487,136 30,902,528 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,478,717 9,070,865 8,086,803 14,855,971 149,171,300 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $19,818 $11,378 $16,032 $17,964 $16,783 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.7 33.8 27.2 33.0 31.1 31.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $133,534 $73,785 $84,465 $105,206 $97,126 $131,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $68,112 $45,946 $38,932 $47,196 $50,995 $67,554
Persons in poverty, percent
4.1%
15.6%
12.4%
8.2%
9.7%
5.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 3,704 19,179 12,000 21,897 233,950 9,727
Total employment, 2021 42,410 266,154 134,066 395,031 3,570,543 179,324
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 3,060,575 20,331,478 7,831,307 29,193,608 256,423,692 17,314,893
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -6.4% -11.0% -7.1% -4.7% -6.5% -5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 12,286 75,558 47,732 67,844 787,315 30,115
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,411 16,516 10,865 18,457 188,322 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,154 10,308 7,345 11,407 123,258 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 577 3,059 1,770 3,619 35,466 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 302 4,106 2,393 6,860 42,061 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,736 10,415 7,559 9,835 133,485 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 151 588 499 S 8,138 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,857 14,009 9,533 15,981 166,931 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 301.4 6,850.4 2,817.6 2,791.4 1,263.0 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 300.0 6,211.5 2,715.3 2,621.6 1,195.5 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 427.84 126.09 186.01 309.22 7,354.76 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 427.82 126.21 184.59 308.91 7,354.22 301.81
FIPS Code 34019 34013 34031 34023 34 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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