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Monmouth County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Mercer County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey

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Table

Monmouth County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
642,799
851,117
381,671
348,842
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
642,799
851,117
381,671
348,842
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
644,228
849,724
380,779
347,047
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
643,612
862,768
387,328
345,353
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
643,612
862,768
387,328
345,353
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.1%
-1.4%
-1.5%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.1%
-1.5%
-1.7%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 643,615 863,728 387,340 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 630,380 783,969 366,513 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
6.1%
5.5%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.4%
23.3%
21.4%
20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.4%
14.4%
16.5%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
51.3%
50.6%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
84.7%
48.5%
61.3%
65.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
7.3%
41.4%
21.8%
11.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.9%
0.7%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
5.8%
6.6%
13.0%
20.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
2.5%
2.8%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
11.7%
24.6%
20.4%
16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
74.5%
29.5%
45.2%
51.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 22,168 17,928 11,286 10,043
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 13.2% 29.0% 24.6% 26.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 270,238 336,552 150,710 133,445
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.6% 44.7% 62.8% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $519,300 $466,500 $327,600 $489,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,976 $3,148 $2,519 $3,063
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,272 $1,466 $1,085 $1,323
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,683 $1,404 $1,454 $1,846
Building permits, 2022 2,394 3,470 643 907
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 248,117 312,942 139,549 127,566
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.57 2.66 2.62 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.5% 89.1% 86.9% 90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 17.4% 37.1% 32.8% 33.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 95.3% 93.3% 94.1% 97.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 92.5% 85.9% 88.5% 95.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.3% 86.9% 89.7% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 49.9% 37.4% 44.2% 57.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.5% 8.4% 7.1% 4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.0%
11.7%
7.7%
5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.4% 66.2% 63.8% 69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.8% 61.7% 58.9% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,798,734 1,883,319 912,819 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,222,476 8,098,958 3,364,811 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 824,577 8,310,644 511,670 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 12,274,645 9,070,865 7,573,863 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $19,730 $11,378 $20,554 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.6 33.8 27.5 31.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $118,527 $73,785 $92,697 $131,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,998 $45,946 $50,053 $67,554
Persons in poverty, percent
6.3%
15.6%
10.6%
5.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,326 19,179 9,706 9,727
Total employment, 2021 230,900 266,154 187,231 179,324
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 14,427,799 20,331,478 15,180,911 17,314,893
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -7.5% -11.0% -7.4% -5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 61,485 75,558 28,559 30,115
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,436 16,516 8,207 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,628 10,308 4,988 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,102 3,059 1,404 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,497 4,106 1,843 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 12,686 10,415 5,099 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 704 588 317 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,456 14,009 6,654 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,374.7 6,850.4 1,725.8 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 1,344.7 6,211.5 1,632.2 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 468.18 126.09 224.44 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 468.79 126.21 224.56 301.81
FIPS Code 34025 34013 34021 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.

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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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