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Burlington County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Bergen County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Sussex County, New Jersey

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Table

Burlington County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
464,269
345,647
953,819
854,917
145,543
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
464,269
345,647
953,819
854,917
145,543
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
461,860
345,361
955,732
863,728
144,221
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)
0.5%
0.1%
-0.2%
-1.0%
0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 461,860 345,361 955,732 863,728 144,221
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 448,734 323,444 905,116 783,969 149,265
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.0%
4.8%
5.0%
6.3%
4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.6%
21.3%
21.0%
23.7%
19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.7%
16.7%
17.8%
14.2%
18.7%
Female persons, percent
50.5%
50.7%
51.0%
51.5%
49.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
71.9%
66.4%
72.0%
48.6%
92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
18.7%
10.8%
7.6%
41.6%
3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.4%
0.6%
0.9%
0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
5.8%
20.1%
17.4%
6.3%
2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
3.2%
2.2%
2.3%
2.5%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
9.2%
15.8%
22.0%
24.3%
10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
65.1%
52.8%
53.6%
29.8%
83.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 26,338 9,982 26,810 19,033 6,881
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 10.3% 26.5% 30.9% 28.7% 7.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 186,144 133,263 369,209 336,299 62,857
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 75.6% 75.5% 64.9% 44.5% 84.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $270,000 $444,700 $489,600 $414,000 $282,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,207 $2,890 $3,176 $2,969 $2,284
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $967 $1,241 $1,358 $1,378 $989
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,444 $1,722 $1,637 $1,279 $1,387
Building permits, 2021 2,119 1,261 4,023 3,417 164
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 172,400 125,363 348,674 307,613 55,401
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.60 2.71 2.70 2.70 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 88.6% 89.8% 91.2% 89.6% 92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 13.9% 32.7% 40.6% 37.4% 10.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 95.0% 96.6% 94.9% 92.5% 95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 92.2% 94.4% 92.2% 84.0% 92.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 94.0% 94.3% 92.9% 86.7% 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 40.0% 56.1% 51.2% 36.7% 38.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 7.6% 4.5% 4.4% 8.2% 7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.5%
6.2%
7.0%
12.4%
5.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 64.8% 69.2% 66.8% 66.0% 68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 61.9% 63.6% 60.9% 61.7% 64.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 902,336 941,735 2,559,826 1,883,319 274,226
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,281,131 2,963,162 10,992,664 8,098,958 662,924
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 942,127 705,004 3,334,817 8,310,644 76,344
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,223,094 6,750,809 19,846,375 9,070,865 1,832,807
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $18,428 $20,417 $21,284 $11,378 $12,974
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 29.6 31.7 32.4 34.2 36.9
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $95,935 $121,695 $109,497 $67,826 $101,645
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $47,065 $61,805 $55,710 $42,028 $48,744
Persons in poverty, percent
7.6%
5.5%
7.5%
15.1%
6.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 10,502 9,773 31,724 18,974 3,093
Total employment, 2020 194,483 188,791 442,996 299,108 31,867
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 11,072,272 16,648,069 27,426,353 19,170,086 1,416,883
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 2.9% -2.0% -0.9% 0.1% -0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 30,769 29,016 103,417 75,412 11,486
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,532 8,671 26,919 16,516 3,109
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,370 5,563 17,495 10,308 1,998
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,461 1,383 4,815 3,059 536
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,247 2,088 6,091 4,106 366
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,313 5,538 18,410 10,415 2,493
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 420 329 1,007 588 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,063 7,237 23,401 14,009 2,684
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 577.8 1,144.1 4,105.6 6,850.4 278.1
Population per square mile, 2010 561.9 1,071.7 3,884.5 6,211.5 287.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 799.29 301.87 232.79 126.09 518.66
Land area in square miles, 2010 798.58 301.81 233.01 126.21 519.01
FIPS Code 34005 34035 34003 34013 34037
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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