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Mercer County, New Jersey; Passaic County, New Jersey; Gloucester County, New Jersey; Morris County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey

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Table

Mercer County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
381,671
513,395
308,423
514,423
94,610
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
381,671
513,395
308,423
514,423
94,610
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
380,779
513,634
306,767
511,219
95,405
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
387,328
525,054
302,273
509,288
95,262
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
387,328
525,054
302,273
509,288
95,262
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.5%
-2.2%
2.0%
1.0%
-0.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.7%
-2.2%
1.5%
0.4%
0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 387,340 524,118 302,294 509,285 95,263
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 366,513 501,226 288,288 492,276 97,265
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.5%
6.2%
4.9%
4.9%
4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.4%
23.4%
21.0%
20.3%
17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.5%
15.9%
17.0%
18.4%
29.5%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.8%
50.8%
50.3%
51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
61.3%
74.0%
81.6%
81.8%
91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
21.8%
15.1%
12.1%
4.2%
4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
1.7%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
13.0%
6.1%
3.3%
11.6%
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.1%
2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
20.4%
44.3%
7.9%
14.9%
8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
45.2%
38.8%
75.6%
68.5%
84.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 11,286 11,395 14,998 15,272 6,284
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 24.6% 32.5% 5.8% 19.3% 4.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 150,710 185,507 117,799 198,987 99,422
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 62.8% 52.4% 79.7% 73.8% 78.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $327,600 $413,500 $265,200 $531,800 $372,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,519 $2,898 $2,262 $3,210 $2,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,085 $1,358 $1,013 $1,331 $895
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,454 $1,484 $1,435 $1,814 $1,285
Building permits, 2022 643 1,186 827 2,163 838
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 139,549 177,209 109,996 189,607 43,277
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.62 2.89 2.70 2.64 2.16
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 86.9% 91.4% 89.6% 90.9% 87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 32.8% 50.2% 9.8% 25.1% 9.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.1% 93.4% 95.3% 96.1% 94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 88.5% 89.5% 91.4% 94.0% 89.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 89.7% 85.2% 93.6% 95.1% 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 44.2% 30.1% 35.2% 57.1% 35.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.1% 5.4% 8.9% 5.1% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.7%
12.2%
5.4%
5.6%
7.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.8% 66.5% 66.7% 67.8% 55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.9% 60.8% 62.6% 61.7% 51.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 912,819 816,949 562,212 1,574,724 757,023
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,364,811 3,127,286 1,682,365 5,330,026 467,660
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 511,670 615,780 629,439 1,213,602 23,129
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 7,573,863 8,086,803 4,813,242 10,433,242 1,935,515
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,554 $16,032 $16,535 $21,120 $20,749
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 27.5 27.2 29.4 30.2 22.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $92,697 $84,465 $99,668 $130,808 $83,870
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $50,053 $38,932 $45,933 $67,555 $51,344
Persons in poverty, percent
10.6%
12.4%
7.6%
4.4%
9.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,706 12,000 6,223 16,298 3,764
Total employment, 2021 187,231 134,066 98,293 275,550 26,195
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 15,180,911 7,831,307 4,968,486 25,720,190 1,349,802
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -7.4% -7.1% -5.5% -9.0% -3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 28,559 47,732 19,035 47,295 8,600
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,207 10,865 4,929 14,269 3,450
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,988 7,345 3,001 9,013 2,043
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,404 1,770 919 2,433 773
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,843 2,393 546 2,092 180
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,099 7,559 3,824 10,639 3,042
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 317 499 273 595 144
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,654 9,533 4,064 12,129 2,960
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,725.8 2,817.6 938.8 1,104.8 378.7
Population per square mile, 2010 1,632.2 2,715.3 895.3 1,069.8 386.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 224.44 186.01 322.00 460.97 251.52
Land area in square miles, 2010 224.56 184.59 322.01 460.18 251.43
FIPS Code 34021 34031 34015 34027 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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