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Mercer County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; Warren County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Atlantic County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey

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Mercer County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Warren County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
381,671
863,623
111,252
130,183
275,213
94,610
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
381,671
863,623
111,252
130,183
275,213
94,610
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
380,779
861,094
110,903
129,805
275,382
95,405
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
387,328
863,202
109,637
128,950
274,536
95,262
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
387,328
863,202
109,637
128,950
274,536
95,262
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.5%
Z
1.5%
1.0%
0.2%
-0.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.7%
-0.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 387,340 863,162 109,632 128,947 274,534 95,263
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 366,513 809,858 108,692 128,349 274,549 97,265
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.5%
5.3%
4.8%
4.3%
5.2%
4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.4%
21.2%
19.0%
18.7%
20.7%
17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.5%
16.3%
19.8%
21.1%
19.9%
29.5%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.2%
50.3%
50.6%
51.1%
51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
61.3%
57.8%
87.0%
89.9%
71.0%
91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
21.8%
12.9%
7.2%
2.9%
17.2%
4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.7%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
13.0%
26.1%
3.2%
5.0%
8.1%
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.8%
2.4%
2.0%
1.7%
2.9%
2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
20.4%
23.2%
12.4%
8.0%
20.3%
8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
45.2%
38.9%
76.7%
82.8%
55.1%
84.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 11,286 22,600 5,456 5,104 12,205 6,284
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 24.6% 34.1% 9.9% 10.4% 15.8% 4.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 150,710 317,338 46,787 51,963 132,147 99,422
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 62.8% 63.8% 72.8% 84.5% 67.9% 78.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $327,600 $411,900 $302,300 $478,600 $254,100 $372,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,519 $2,775 $2,271 $3,038 $2,124 $2,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,085 $1,174 $1,003 $1,299 $969 $895
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,454 $1,739 $1,292 $1,627 $1,268 $1,285
Building permits, 2022 643 2,474 306 483 762 838
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 139,549 301,967 44,370 49,676 106,640 43,277
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.62 2.76 2.43 2.54 2.52 2.16
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 86.9% 89.4% 91.1% 90.9% 89.0% 87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 32.8% 46.3% 13.8% 13.0% 26.7% 9.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.1% 95.3% 93.1% 96.1% 94.2% 94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 88.5% 92.1% 89.4% 93.2% 89.1% 89.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 89.7% 89.7% 93.8% 95.8% 88.4% 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 44.2% 45.1% 35.5% 55.5% 30.1% 35.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.1% 6.0% 7.8% 5.4% 9.7% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.7%
7.7%
6.9%
4.6%
9.9%
7.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.8% 66.4% 65.9% 65.4% 63.1% 55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.9% 60.0% 60.6% 61.5% 59.3% 51.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 912,819 1,790,517 169,022 256,520 3,550,725 757,023
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,364,811 6,618,597 521,865 1,005,379 2,202,509 467,660
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 511,670 4,487,136 137,097 101,063 321,160 23,129
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 7,573,863 14,855,971 1,616,110 2,478,717 4,631,105 1,935,515
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,554 $17,964 $15,281 $19,818 $17,447 $20,749
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 27.5 33.0 34.0 33.7 25.5 22.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $92,697 $105,206 $92,620 $133,534 $73,113 $83,870
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $50,053 $47,196 $45,517 $68,112 $39,699 $51,344
Persons in poverty, percent
10.6%
8.2%
7.0%
4.1%
11.4%
9.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,706 21,897 2,362 3,704 6,145 3,764
Total employment, 2021 187,231 395,031 27,447 42,410 97,552 26,195
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 15,180,911 29,193,608 1,562,529 3,060,575 4,754,077 1,349,802
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -7.4% -4.7% -5.1% -6.4% -11.8% -3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 28,559 67,844 7,905 12,286 19,524 8,600
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,207 18,457 2,113 3,411 5,333 3,450
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,988 11,407 1,374 2,154 3,134 2,043
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,404 3,619 325 577 1,010 773
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,843 6,860 270 302 967 180
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,099 9,835 1,616 2,736 3,781 3,042
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 317 S 118 151 267 144
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,654 15,981 1,760 2,857 4,412 2,960
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,725.8 2,791.4 307.5 301.4 494.2 378.7
Population per square mile, 2010 1,632.2 2,621.6 304.5 300.0 494.1 386.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 224.44 309.22 356.54 427.84 555.51 251.52
Land area in square miles, 2010 224.56 308.91 356.92 427.82 555.70 251.43
FIPS Code 34021 34023 34041 34019 34001 34009
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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