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Atlantic County, New Jersey; Salem County, New Jersey; Mercer County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey

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Table

Atlantic County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
274,966
65,046
385,898
95,661
345,647
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
274,966
65,046
385,898
95,661
345,647
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
274,534
64,837
387,340
95,263
345,361
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.2%
0.3%
-0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 274,534 64,837 387,340 95,263 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 274,549 66,083 366,513 97,265 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.2%
5.3%
5.4%
4.3%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.9%
21.8%
21.2%
17.3%
21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.3%
19.1%
16.0%
28.2%
16.7%
Female persons, percent
51.2%
50.7%
50.8%
51.1%
50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
71.1%
80.4%
62.3%
91.7%
66.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
17.1%
15.2%
21.6%
4.8%
10.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.6%
0.7%
0.5%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
8.0%
1.1%
12.6%
1.0%
20.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.9%
2.6%
2.6%
2.0%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
19.9%
10.5%
19.4%
8.4%
15.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
55.5%
72.3%
46.7%
84.8%
52.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 11,934 3,307 12,160 6,582 9,982
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 15.9% 3.8% 23.6% 4.8% 26.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 132,228 27,735 150,657 99,494 133,263
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 66.9% 70.8% 63.0% 78.2% 75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $222,600 $187,400 $295,400 $318,600 $444,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,999 $1,899 $2,385 $1,963 $2,890
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $917 $847 $1,022 $829 $1,241
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,175 $1,064 $1,361 $1,197 $1,722
Building permits, 2021 804 88 544 917 1,261
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 105,277 24,753 137,114 41,971 125,363
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.55 2.55 2.68 2.22 2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 87.7% 89.8% 86.1% 87.6% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 26.7% 8.0% 31.2% 8.5% 32.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 93.3% 91.2% 93.3% 94.1% 96.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 87.7% 86.0% 86.6% 88.3% 94.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 87.8% 90.5% 89.6% 94.0% 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 29.4% 23.3% 43.6% 35.0% 56.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 9.8% 11.4% 7.1% 10.2% 4.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.8%
7.6%
7.7%
8.8%
6.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 63.4% 60.7% 63.7% 56.0% 69.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 59.5% 58.4% 58.8% 52.4% 63.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,550,725 83,812 912,819 757,023 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,202,509 300,510 3,364,811 467,660 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 321,160 116,642 511,670 23,129 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,631,105 574,958 7,573,863 1,935,515 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $17,447 $9,134 $20,554 $20,749 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 25.2 26.6 27.6 22.3 31.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $66,473 $67,898 $85,687 $76,237 $121,695
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $36,143 $34,812 $45,879 $45,689 $61,805
Persons in poverty, percent
15.1%
12.0%
10.4%
9.0%
5.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 6,128 1,135 9,669 3,729 9,773
Total employment, 2020 110,573 16,450 202,228 27,000 188,791
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 4,455,382 950,492 15,030,875 1,161,362 16,648,069
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 0.1% -2.8% 1.2% -2.1% -2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 18,523 2,965 28,098 8,698 29,016
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,333 950 8,207 3,450 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,134 609 4,988 2,043 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,010 S 1,404 773 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 967 S 1,843 180 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,781 727 5,099 3,042 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 267 S 317 144 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,412 719 6,654 2,960 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 494.2 195.4 1,725.8 378.7 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 494.1 199.1 1,632.2 386.9 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 555.51 331.86 224.44 251.52 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 555.70 331.90 224.56 251.43 301.81
FIPS Code 34001 34033 34021 34009 34035
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

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., V2022) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2022). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2017-2021 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2021 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

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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