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Somerset County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; United States

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
94,610
130,183
9,290,841
572,726
334,914,895
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
94,610
130,183
9,290,841
572,726
334,914,895
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
95,405
129,805
9,260,817
570,417
333,271,411
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
95,262
128,950
9,289,039
575,363
331,464,948
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
95,262
128,950
9,289,039
575,363
331,464,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-0.7%
1.0%
Z
-0.5%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.2%
0.7%
-0.3%
-0.9%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 95,263 128,947 9,288,994 575,345 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 97,265 128,349 8,791,894 536,499 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
4.2%
4.3%
5.6%
6.0%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
17.0%
18.7%
21.5%
23.2%
21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
29.5%
21.1%
17.4%
15.3%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
51.3%
50.6%
50.7%
50.5%
50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
91.6%
89.9%
70.7%
66.3%
75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
4.8%
2.9%
15.4%
24.0%
13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.7%
1.0%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
1.0%
5.0%
10.5%
6.2%
6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.0%
1.7%
2.4%
2.3%
3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
8.6%
8.0%
21.9%
34.0%
19.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
84.7%
82.8%
52.9%
37.6%
58.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 6,284 5,104 299,078 12,830 17,038,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 4.7% 10.4% 23.2% 31.6% 13.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 99,422 51,963 3,785,346 211,919 143,786,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 78.4% 84.5% 63.9% 57.7% 64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $372,300 $478,600 $401,400 $458,000 $281,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,104 $3,038 $2,728 $3,053 $1,828
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $895 $1,299 $1,175 $1,390 $584
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,285 $1,627 $1,577 $1,570 $1,268
Building permits, 2022 907 838 483 36,974 3,147 1,665,088
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 43,277 49,676 3,438,162 199,996 125,736,353
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.16 2.54 2.64 2.83 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 87.9% 90.9% 89.8% 90.1% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 9.1% 13.0% 32.2% 45.6% 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 94.9% 96.1% 94.5% 93.9% 94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 89.8% 93.2% 90.6% 90.8% 88.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 93.9% 95.8% 90.6% 86.8% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 35.9% 55.5% 42.3% 38.3% 34.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 10.1% 5.4% 6.8% 5.7% 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
7.6%
4.6%
8.0%
11.7%
9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 55.8% 65.4% 65.9% 68.8% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 51.8% 61.5% 60.9% 63.5% 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 757,023 256,520 23,785,076 1,158,054 938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 467,660 1,005,379 74,723,386 3,951,007 2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 23,129 101,063 30,902,528 3,264,500 895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 1,935,515 2,478,717 149,171,300 8,666,629 4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $20,749 $19,818 $16,783 $15,624 $15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 22.4 33.7 31.1 30.6 26.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $83,870 $133,534 $97,126 $95,000 $75,149
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $51,344 $68,112 $50,995 $49,666 $41,261
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
9.6%
4.1%
9.7%
9.6%
11.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 3,764 3,704 233,950 13,996 8,148,606
Total employment, 2021 179,324 26,195 42,410 3,570,543 187,879 128,346,299
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 1,349,802 3,060,575 256,423,692 14,061,185 8,278,573,947
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -3.0% -6.4% -6.5% -8.4% -4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 8,600 12,286 787,315 50,862 28,477,518
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 3,450 3,411 188,322 11,974 5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 2,043 2,154 123,258 7,754 3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 773 577 35,466 2,127 1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 180 302 42,061 2,880 1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 3,042 2,736 133,485 7,927 4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 144 151 8,138 S 351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 2,960 2,857 166,931 10,279 4,968,606
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 378.7 301.4 1,263.0 5,598.6 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 386.9 300.0 1,195.5 5,216.1 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 251.52 427.84 7,354.76 102.77 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 251.43 427.82 7,354.22 102.86 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 34035 34009 34019 34 34039 1
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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