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Union County, New Jersey; Mercer County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Union County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
572,726
381,671
348,842
94,610
863,623
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
572,726
381,671
348,842
94,610
863,623
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
570,417
380,779
347,047
95,405
861,094
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
575,363
387,328
345,353
95,262
863,202
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
575,363
387,328
345,353
95,262
863,202
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.5%
-1.5%
1.0%
-0.7%
Z
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.9%
-1.7%
0.5%
0.2%
-0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 575,345 387,340 345,361 95,263 863,162
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 536,499 366,513 323,444 97,265 809,858
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.0%
5.5%
4.8%
4.2%
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.2%
21.4%
20.8%
17.0%
21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.3%
16.5%
17.3%
29.5%
16.3%
Female persons, percent
50.5%
50.6%
50.6%
51.3%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
66.3%
61.3%
65.6%
91.6%
57.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
24.0%
21.8%
11.0%
4.8%
12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.2%
13.0%
20.7%
1.0%
26.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
2.8%
2.2%
2.0%
2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
34.0%
20.4%
16.4%
8.6%
23.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
37.6%
45.2%
51.5%
84.7%
38.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 12,830 11,286 10,043 6,284 22,600
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 31.6% 24.6% 26.9% 4.7% 34.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 211,919 150,710 133,445 99,422 317,338
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 57.7% 62.8% 75.3% 78.4% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $458,000 $327,600 $489,500 $372,300 $411,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,053 $2,519 $3,063 $2,104 $2,775
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,390 $1,085 $1,323 $895 $1,174
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,570 $1,454 $1,846 $1,285 $1,739
Building permits, 2022 3,147 643 907 838 2,474
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 199,996 139,549 127,566 43,277 301,967
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.83 2.62 2.67 2.16 2.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.1% 86.9% 90.0% 87.9% 89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 45.6% 32.8% 33.7% 9.1% 46.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.9% 94.1% 97.1% 94.9% 95.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.8% 88.5% 95.1% 89.8% 92.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.8% 89.7% 94.0% 93.9% 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 38.3% 44.2% 57.3% 35.9% 45.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 5.7% 7.1% 4.7% 10.1% 6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
7.7%
5.3%
7.6%
7.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 68.8% 63.8% 69.3% 55.8% 66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.5% 58.9% 63.2% 51.8% 60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,158,054 912,819 941,735 757,023 1,790,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,951,007 3,364,811 2,963,162 467,660 6,618,597
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,264,500 511,670 705,004 23,129 4,487,136
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,666,629 7,573,863 6,750,809 1,935,515 14,855,971
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $15,624 $20,554 $20,417 $20,749 $17,964
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.6 27.5 31.3 22.4 33.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $95,000 $92,697 $131,948 $83,870 $105,206
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,666 $50,053 $67,554 $51,344 $47,196
Persons in poverty, percent
9.6%
10.6%
5.1%
9.6%
8.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 13,996 9,706 9,727 3,764 21,897
Total employment, 2021 187,879 187,231 179,324 26,195 395,031
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 14,061,185 15,180,911 17,314,893 1,349,802 29,193,608
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -8.4% -7.4% -5.0% -3.0% -4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 50,862 28,559 30,115 8,600 67,844
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,974 8,207 8,671 3,450 18,457
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,754 4,988 5,563 2,043 11,407
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,127 1,404 1,383 773 3,619
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,880 1,843 2,088 180 6,860
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,927 5,099 5,538 3,042 9,835
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 317 329 144 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,279 6,654 7,237 2,960 15,981
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 5,598.6 1,725.8 1,144.1 378.7 2,791.4
Population per square mile, 2010 5,216.1 1,632.2 1,071.7 386.9 2,621.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 102.77 224.44 301.87 251.52 309.22
Land area in square miles, 2010 102.86 224.56 301.81 251.43 308.91
FIPS Code 34039 34021 34035 34009 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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