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Somerset County, New Jersey; Sussex County, New Jersey; Bergen County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
146,132
957,736
863,623
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
146,132
957,736
863,623
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
145,575
953,540
861,094
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
144,220
955,743
863,202
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
144,220
955,743
863,202
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
1.3%
0.2%
Z
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.9%
-0.2%
-0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 144,221 955,732 863,162
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 149,265 905,116 809,858
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
4.7%
5.0%
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
19.2%
20.6%
21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
19.2%
18.3%
16.3%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
49.6%
50.9%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
92.2%
71.4%
57.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
3.3%
7.8%
12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.3%
0.6%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
2.3%
17.6%
26.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
1.8%
2.4%
2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
11.6%
22.7%
23.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
82.0%
52.7%
38.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 6,349 25,380 22,600
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 8.1% 31.4% 34.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 62,843 369,376 317,338
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 84.8% 65.1% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $322,300 $561,500 $411,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $2,380 $3,386 $2,775
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,057 $1,447 $1,174
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,501 $1,782 $1,739
Building permits, 2022 907 226 3,953 2,474
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 56,348 350,843 301,967
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.54 2.69 2.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 91.4% 91.0% 89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 10.6% 41.0% 46.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 95.8% 95.7% 95.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 93.0% 93.1% 92.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 95.4% 93.0% 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 39.0% 51.7% 45.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 7.4% 4.6% 6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
5.7%
7.3%
7.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 68.4% 66.9% 66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 64.6% 60.9% 60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 274,226 2,559,826 1,790,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 662,924 10,992,664 6,618,597
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 76,344 3,334,817 4,487,136
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 1,832,807 19,846,375 14,855,971
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $12,974 $21,284 $17,964
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 36.6 31.8 33.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $111,094 $118,714 $105,206
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $54,124 $60,222 $47,196
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
5.9%
7.0%
8.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 3,133 31,524 21,897
Total employment, 2021 179,324 29,788 401,499 395,031
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 1,544,718 29,037,952 29,193,608
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -6.5% -9.4% -4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 11,839 104,775 67,844
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 3,109 26,919 18,457
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 1,998 17,495 11,407
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 536 4,815 3,619
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 366 6,091 6,860
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 2,493 18,410 9,835
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 S 1,007 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 2,684 23,401 15,981
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 278.1 4,105.6 2,791.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 287.6 3,884.5 2,621.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 518.66 232.79 309.22
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 519.01 233.01 308.91
FIPS Code 34035 34037 34003 34023
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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