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Somerset County, New Jersey; Bergen County, New Jersey; Ocean County, New Jersey; Sussex County, New Jersey; Salem County, New Jersey

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
953,540
655,663
145,575
65,157
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
957,736
659,197
146,132
65,338
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
953,540
655,663
145,575
65,157
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
955,743
637,235
144,220
64,830
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
955,743
637,235
144,220
64,830
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
0.2%
3.4%
1.3%
0.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
-0.2%
2.9%
0.9%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 955,732 637,229 144,221 64,837
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 905,116 576,567 149,265 66,083
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
5.0%
7.3%
4.7%
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
20.6%
24.6%
19.2%
21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
18.3%
22.8%
19.2%
19.4%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.9%
51.3%
49.6%
50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
71.4%
92.2%
92.2%
80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
7.8%
3.9%
3.3%
15.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
17.6%
2.1%
2.3%
1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.4%
1.5%
1.8%
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
22.7%
10.2%
11.6%
11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
52.7%
83.3%
82.0%
71.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 25,380 32,332 6,349 3,376
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 31.4% 7.8% 8.1% 3.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 369,376 295,648 62,843 27,736
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 65.1% 79.9% 84.8% 70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $561,500 $343,500 $322,300 $208,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $3,386 $2,252 $2,380 $1,983
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,447 $873 $1,057 $917
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,782 $1,639 $1,501 $1,165
Building permits, 2022 907 3,953 3,791 226 96
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 350,843 239,466 56,348 24,744
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.69 2.64 2.54 2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 91.0% 90.8% 91.4% 90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 41.0% 12.1% 10.6% 7.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 95.7% 91.9% 95.8% 92.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 93.1% 86.1% 93.0% 87.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 93.0% 93.1% 95.4% 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 51.7% 32.9% 39.0% 22.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 4.6% 7.1% 7.4% 12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
7.3%
6.4%
5.7%
6.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 66.9% 58.7% 68.4% 60.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 60.9% 55.0% 64.6% 58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 2,559,826 1,114,823 274,226 83,812
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 10,992,664 4,219,515 662,924 300,510
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 3,334,817 378,392 76,344 116,642
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 19,846,375 8,720,101 1,832,807 574,958
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $21,284 $14,642 $12,974 $9,134
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 31.8 30.8 36.6 26.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $118,714 $82,379 $111,094 $73,378
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $60,222 $42,497 $54,124 $37,904
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
7.0%
11.2%
5.9%
10.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 31,524 14,246 3,133 1,139
Total employment, 2021 179,324 401,499 147,451 29,788 16,855
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 29,037,952 7,039,346 1,544,718 1,012,402
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -9.4% -3.9% -6.5% 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 104,775 50,043 11,839 3,267
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 26,919 11,680 3,109 950
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 17,495 7,594 1,998 609
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 4,815 1,977 536 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 6,091 1,121 366 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 18,410 9,664 2,493 727
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 1,007 525 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 23,401 10,142 2,684 719
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 4,105.6 1,014.2 278.1 195.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 3,884.5 917.0 287.6 199.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 232.79 628.29 518.66 331.86
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 233.01 628.78 519.01 331.90
FIPS Code 34035 34003 34029 34037 34033
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.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2022 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

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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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