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Morris County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Monmouth County, New Jersey

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Table

Morris County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
514,423
94,610
348,842
851,117
642,799
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
514,423
94,610
348,842
851,117
642,799
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
511,219
95,405
347,047
849,724
644,228
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
509,288
95,262
345,353
862,768
643,612
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
509,288
95,262
345,353
862,768
643,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-0.7%
1.0%
-1.4%
-0.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.4%
0.2%
0.5%
-1.5%
0.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 509,285 95,263 345,361 863,728 643,615
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 492,276 97,265 323,444 783,969 630,380
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
4.2%
4.8%
6.1%
4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.3%
17.0%
20.8%
23.3%
20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
18.4%
29.5%
17.3%
14.4%
19.4%
Female persons, percent
50.3%
51.3%
50.6%
51.3%
50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
81.8%
91.6%
65.6%
48.5%
84.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.2%
4.8%
11.0%
41.4%
7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.9%
0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
11.6%
1.0%
20.7%
6.6%
5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.1%
2.0%
2.2%
2.5%
1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
14.9%
8.6%
16.4%
24.6%
11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
68.5%
84.7%
51.5%
29.5%
74.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 15,272 6,284 10,043 17,928 22,168
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 19.3% 4.7% 26.9% 29.0% 13.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 198,987 99,422 133,445 336,552 270,238
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 73.8% 78.4% 75.3% 44.7% 75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $531,800 $372,300 $489,500 $466,500 $519,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,210 $2,104 $3,063 $3,148 $2,976
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,331 $895 $1,323 $1,466 $1,272
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,814 $1,285 $1,846 $1,404 $1,683
Building permits, 2022 2,163 838 907 3,470 2,394
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 189,607 43,277 127,566 312,942 248,117
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.64 2.16 2.67 2.66 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.9% 87.9% 90.0% 89.1% 91.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 25.1% 9.1% 33.7% 37.1% 17.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 96.1% 94.9% 97.1% 93.3% 95.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 94.0% 89.8% 95.1% 85.9% 92.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 95.1% 93.9% 94.0% 86.9% 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.1% 35.9% 57.3% 37.4% 49.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 5.1% 10.1% 4.7% 8.4% 6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.6%
7.6%
5.3%
11.7%
6.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 67.8% 55.8% 69.3% 66.2% 66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.7% 51.8% 63.2% 61.7% 60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,574,724 757,023 941,735 1,883,319 1,798,734
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 5,330,026 467,660 2,963,162 8,098,958 6,222,476
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,213,602 23,129 705,004 8,310,644 824,577
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 10,433,242 1,935,515 6,750,809 9,070,865 12,274,645
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $21,120 $20,749 $20,417 $11,378 $19,730
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.2 22.4 31.3 33.8 33.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $130,808 $83,870 $131,948 $73,785 $118,527
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,555 $51,344 $67,554 $45,946 $62,998
Persons in poverty, percent
4.4%
9.6%
5.1%
15.6%
6.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 16,298 3,764 9,727 19,179 19,326
Total employment, 2021 275,550 26,195 179,324 266,154 230,900
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 25,720,190 1,349,802 17,314,893 20,331,478 14,427,799
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -9.0% -3.0% -5.0% -11.0% -7.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 47,295 8,600 30,115 75,558 61,485
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,269 3,450 8,671 16,516 16,436
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,013 2,043 5,563 10,308 10,628
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,433 773 1,383 3,059 3,102
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,092 180 2,088 4,106 2,497
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,639 3,042 5,538 10,415 12,686
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 595 144 329 588 704
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 12,129 2,960 7,237 14,009 14,456
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,104.8 378.7 1,144.1 6,850.4 1,374.7
Population per square mile, 2010 1,069.8 386.9 1,071.7 6,211.5 1,344.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 460.97 251.52 301.87 126.09 468.18
Land area in square miles, 2010 460.18 251.43 301.81 126.21 468.79
FIPS Code 34027 34009 34035 34013 34025
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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