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Somerset County, New Jersey; Gloucester County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey; Passaic County, New Jersey

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Somerset County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
308,423
851,117
863,623
513,395
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
308,423
851,117
863,623
513,395
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
306,767
849,724
861,094
513,634
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
302,273
862,768
863,202
525,054
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
302,273
862,768
863,202
525,054
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
2.0%
-1.4%
Z
-2.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
1.5%
-1.5%
-0.2%
-2.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 302,294 863,728 863,162 524,118
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 288,288 783,969 809,858 501,226
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
4.9%
6.1%
5.3%
6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
21.0%
23.3%
21.2%
23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
17.0%
14.4%
16.3%
15.9%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.8%
51.3%
50.2%
50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
81.6%
48.5%
57.8%
74.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
12.1%
41.4%
12.9%
15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.3%
0.9%
0.8%
1.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
3.3%
6.6%
26.1%
6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
7.9%
24.6%
23.2%
44.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
75.6%
29.5%
38.9%
38.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 14,998 17,928 22,600 11,395
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 5.8% 29.0% 34.1% 32.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 117,799 336,552 317,338 185,507
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 79.7% 44.7% 63.8% 52.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $265,200 $466,500 $411,900 $413,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,262 $3,148 $2,775 $2,898
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,013 $1,466 $1,174 $1,358
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,435 $1,404 $1,739 $1,484
Building permits, 2022 907 827 3,470 2,474 1,186
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 109,996 312,942 301,967 177,209
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.70 2.66 2.76 2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 89.6% 89.1% 89.4% 91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 9.8% 37.1% 46.3% 50.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 95.3% 93.3% 95.3% 93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 91.4% 85.9% 92.1% 89.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 93.6% 86.9% 89.7% 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 35.2% 37.4% 45.1% 30.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 8.9% 8.4% 6.0% 5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
5.4%
11.7%
7.7%
12.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 66.7% 66.2% 66.4% 66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 62.6% 61.7% 60.0% 60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 562,212 1,883,319 1,790,517 816,949
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 1,682,365 8,098,958 6,618,597 3,127,286
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 629,439 8,310,644 4,487,136 615,780
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 4,813,242 9,070,865 14,855,971 8,086,803
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $16,535 $11,378 $17,964 $16,032
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 29.4 33.8 33.0 27.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $99,668 $73,785 $105,206 $84,465
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $45,933 $45,946 $47,196 $38,932
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
7.6%
15.6%
8.2%
12.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 6,223 19,179 21,897 12,000
Total employment, 2021 179,324 98,293 266,154 395,031 134,066
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 4,968,486 20,331,478 29,193,608 7,831,307
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -5.5% -11.0% -4.7% -7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 19,035 75,558 67,844 47,732
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 4,929 16,516 18,457 10,865
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 3,001 10,308 11,407 7,345
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 919 3,059 3,619 1,770
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 546 4,106 6,860 2,393
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 3,824 10,415 9,835 7,559
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 273 588 S 499
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 4,064 14,009 15,981 9,533
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 938.8 6,850.4 2,791.4 2,817.6
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 895.3 6,211.5 2,621.6 2,715.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 322.00 126.09 309.22 186.01
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 322.01 126.21 308.91 184.59
FIPS Code 34035 34015 34013 34023 34031
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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