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

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
863,623
65,338
851,117
513,395
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
863,623
65,338
851,117
513,395
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
861,094
65,157
849,724
513,634
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
863,202
64,830
862,768
525,054
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
863,202
64,830
862,768
525,054
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
Z
0.8%
-1.4%
-2.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
-0.2%
0.5%
-1.5%
-2.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 863,162 64,837 863,728 524,118
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 809,858 66,083 783,969 501,226
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
5.3%
5.3%
6.1%
6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
21.2%
21.7%
23.3%
23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
16.3%
19.4%
14.4%
15.9%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.2%
50.7%
51.3%
50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
57.8%
80.2%
48.5%
74.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
12.9%
15.2%
41.4%
15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.8%
0.7%
0.9%
1.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
26.1%
1.1%
6.6%
6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.4%
2.7%
2.5%
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
23.2%
11.2%
24.6%
44.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
38.9%
71.7%
29.5%
38.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 22,600 3,376 17,928 11,395
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 34.1% 3.3% 29.0% 32.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 317,338 27,736 336,552 185,507
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 63.8% 70.6% 44.7% 52.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $411,900 $208,200 $466,500 $413,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,775 $1,983 $3,148 $2,898
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,174 $917 $1,466 $1,358
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,739 $1,165 $1,404 $1,484
Building permits, 2022 907 2,474 96 3,470 1,186
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 301,967 24,744 312,942 177,209
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.76 2.56 2.66 2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 89.4% 90.9% 89.1% 91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 46.3% 7.7% 37.1% 50.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 95.3% 92.8% 93.3% 93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 92.1% 87.3% 85.9% 89.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 89.7% 90.2% 86.9% 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 45.1% 22.8% 37.4% 30.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 6.0% 12.1% 8.4% 5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
7.7%
6.7%
11.7%
12.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 66.4% 60.5% 66.2% 66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 60.0% 58.6% 61.7% 60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 1,790,517 83,812 1,883,319 816,949
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 6,618,597 300,510 8,098,958 3,127,286
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 4,487,136 116,642 8,310,644 615,780
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 14,855,971 574,958 9,070,865 8,086,803
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $17,964 $9,134 $11,378 $16,032
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 33.0 26.6 33.8 27.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $105,206 $73,378 $73,785 $84,465
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $47,196 $37,904 $45,946 $38,932
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
8.2%
10.7%
15.6%
12.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 21,897 1,139 19,179 12,000
Total employment, 2021 179,324 395,031 16,855 266,154 134,066
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 29,193,608 1,012,402 20,331,478 7,831,307
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -4.7% 2.5% -11.0% -7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 67,844 3,267 75,558 47,732
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 18,457 950 16,516 10,865
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 11,407 609 10,308 7,345
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 3,619 S 3,059 1,770
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 6,860 S 4,106 2,393
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 9,835 727 10,415 7,559
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 S S 588 499
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 15,981 719 14,009 9,533
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 2,791.4 195.4 6,850.4 2,817.6
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 2,621.6 199.1 6,211.5 2,715.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 309.22 331.86 126.09 186.01
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 308.91 331.90 126.21 184.59
FIPS Code 34035 34023 34033 34013 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.

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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