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Somerset County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Hudson County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; Sussex County, New Jersey

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
94,610
705,472
572,726
146,132
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
94,610
705,472
572,726
146,132
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
95,405
702,381
570,417
145,575
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
95,262
724,858
575,363
144,220
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
95,262
724,858
575,363
144,220
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-0.7%
-2.7%
-0.5%
1.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.2%
-3.1%
-0.9%
0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 95,263 724,854 575,345 144,221
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 97,265 634,266 536,499 149,265
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
4.2%
6.3%
6.0%
4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
17.0%
19.8%
23.2%
19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
29.5%
12.8%
15.3%
19.2%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
51.3%
50.0%
50.5%
49.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
91.6%
63.1%
66.3%
92.2%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
4.8%
15.4%
24.0%
3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.4%
1.3%
1.0%
0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
1.0%
17.0%
6.2%
2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.0%
2.9%
2.3%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
8.6%
42.4%
34.0%
11.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
84.7%
28.2%
37.6%
82.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 6,284 11,099 12,830 6,349
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 4.7% 42.7% 31.6% 8.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 99,422 319,636 211,919 62,843
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 78.4% 32.2% 57.7% 84.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $372,300 $486,900 $458,000 $322,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,104 $3,140 $3,053 $2,380
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $895 $1,257 $1,390 $1,057
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,285 $1,722 $1,570 $1,501
Building permits, 2022 907 838 6,056 3,147 226
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 43,277 290,054 199,996 56,348
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.16 2.43 2.83 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 87.9% 87.7% 90.1% 91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 9.1% 57.7% 45.6% 10.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 94.9% 94.8% 93.9% 95.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 89.8% 90.2% 90.8% 93.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 93.9% 87.2% 86.8% 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 35.9% 46.6% 38.3% 39.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 10.1% 5.6% 5.7% 7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
7.6%
11.5%
11.7%
5.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 55.8% 69.8% 68.8% 68.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 51.8% 63.3% 63.5% 64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 757,023 1,579,936 1,158,054 274,226
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 467,660 3,091,133 3,951,007 662,924
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 23,129 3,515,020 3,264,500 76,344
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 1,935,515 7,964,867 8,666,629 1,832,807
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $20,749 $11,837 $15,624 $12,974
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 22.4 35.7 30.6 36.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $83,870 $86,854 $95,000 $111,094
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $51,344 $51,277 $49,666 $54,124
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
9.6%
14.2%
9.6%
5.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 3,764 13,888 13,996 3,133
Total employment, 2021 179,324 26,195 227,571 187,879 29,788
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 1,349,802 20,607,111 14,061,185 1,544,718
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -3.0% -7.7% -8.4% -6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 8,600 63,717 50,862 11,839
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 3,450 11,353 11,974 3,109
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 2,043 6,822 7,754 1,998
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 773 2,248 2,127 536
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 180 4,247 2,880 366
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 3,042 5,855 7,927 2,493
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 144 S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 2,960 9,936 10,279 2,684
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 378.7 15,691.5 5,598.6 278.1
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 386.9 13,731.4 5,216.1 287.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 251.52 46.19 102.77 518.66
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 251.43 46.19 102.86 519.01
FIPS Code 34035 34009 34017 34039 34037
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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