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Somerset County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; Salem County, New Jersey; Monmouth County, New Jersey; Burlington County, New Jersey

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Table

Somerset County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
572,726
65,338
642,799
469,167
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
348,842
572,726
65,338
642,799
469,167
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
347,047
570,417
65,157
644,228
466,101
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
345,353
575,363
64,830
643,612
461,869
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
345,353
575,363
64,830
643,612
461,869
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
-0.5%
0.8%
-0.1%
1.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
-0.9%
0.5%
0.1%
0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 345,361 575,345 64,837 643,615 461,860
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 536,499 66,083 630,380 448,734
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
6.0%
5.3%
4.9%
5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
23.2%
21.7%
20.4%
20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
15.3%
19.4%
19.4%
18.4%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.5%
50.7%
50.9%
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.6%
66.3%
80.2%
84.7%
71.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.0%
24.0%
15.2%
7.3%
19.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
1.0%
0.7%
0.3%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
20.7%
6.2%
1.1%
5.8%
6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
2.3%
2.7%
1.9%
3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
16.4%
34.0%
11.2%
11.7%
9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.5%
37.6%
71.7%
74.5%
64.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 10,043 12,830 3,376 22,168 25,692
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 26.9% 31.6% 3.3% 13.2% 10.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 133,445 211,919 27,736 270,238 186,192
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.3% 57.7% 70.6% 75.6% 75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $489,500 $458,000 $208,200 $519,300 $304,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,063 $3,053 $1,983 $2,976 $2,326
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,323 $1,390 $917 $1,272 $1,031
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,846 $1,570 $1,165 $1,683 $1,575
Building permits, 2022 907 3,147 96 2,394 1,998
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 127,566 199,996 24,744 248,117 174,454
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.67 2.83 2.56 2.57 2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.0% 90.1% 90.9% 91.5% 88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 33.7% 45.6% 7.7% 17.4% 13.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 97.1% 93.9% 92.8% 95.3% 95.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 90.8% 87.3% 92.5% 92.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.0% 86.8% 90.2% 94.3% 94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 57.3% 38.3% 22.8% 49.9% 41.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 4.7% 5.7% 12.1% 6.5% 7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.3%
11.7%
6.7%
6.0%
5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.3% 68.8% 60.5% 66.4% 64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 63.5% 58.6% 60.8% 61.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 941,735 1,158,054 83,812 1,798,734 902,336
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,963,162 3,951,007 300,510 6,222,476 3,281,131
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 705,004 3,264,500 116,642 824,577 942,127
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,750,809 8,666,629 574,958 12,274,645 8,223,094
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,417 $15,624 $9,134 $19,730 $18,428
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 31.3 30.6 26.6 33.6 29.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $131,948 $95,000 $73,378 $118,527 $102,615
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,554 $49,666 $37,904 $62,998 $51,549
Persons in poverty, percent
5.1%
9.6%
10.7%
6.3%
6.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 9,727 13,996 1,139 19,326 10,438
Total employment, 2021 179,324 187,879 16,855 230,900 180,387
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,314,893 14,061,185 1,012,402 14,427,799 11,400,877
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.0% -8.4% 2.5% -7.5% -7.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 30,115 50,862 3,267 61,485 32,654
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,671 11,974 950 16,436 8,532
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,563 7,754 609 10,628 5,370
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,383 2,127 S 3,102 1,461
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,088 2,880 S 2,497 1,247
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,538 7,927 727 12,686 6,313
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 329 S S 704 420
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,237 10,279 719 14,456 7,063
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,144.1 5,598.6 195.4 1,374.7 577.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 5,216.1 199.1 1,344.7 561.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 301.87 102.77 331.86 468.18 799.29
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 102.86 331.90 468.79 798.58
FIPS Code 34035 34039 34033 34025 34005
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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