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Cape May County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Sussex County, New Jersey; Burlington County, New Jersey

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Table

Cape May County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
95,661
854,917
145,543
464,269
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
95,661
854,917
145,543
464,269
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
95,263
863,728
144,221
461,860
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.4%
-1.0%
0.9%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 95,263 863,728 144,221 461,860
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 97,265 783,969 149,265 448,734
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.3%
6.3%
4.6%
5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
17.3%
23.7%
19.3%
20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
28.2%
14.2%
18.7%
17.7%
Female persons, percent
51.1%
51.5%
49.8%
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
91.7%
48.6%
92.6%
71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.8%
41.6%
3.0%
18.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.9%
0.3%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.0%
6.3%
2.3%
5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
Z
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.0%
2.5%
1.8%
3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
8.4%
24.3%
10.5%
9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
84.8%
29.8%
83.3%
65.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 6,582 19,033 6,881 26,338
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 4.8% 28.7% 7.9% 10.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 99,494 336,299 62,857 186,144
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 78.2% 44.5% 84.2% 75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $318,600 $414,000 $282,700 $270,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,963 $2,969 $2,284 $2,207
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $829 $1,378 $989 $967
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,197 $1,279 $1,387 $1,444
Building permits, 2021 917 3,417 164 2,119
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 41,971 307,613 55,401 172,400
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.22 2.70 2.57 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 87.6% 89.6% 92.0% 88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 8.5% 37.4% 10.3% 13.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 94.1% 92.5% 95.7% 95.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 88.3% 84.0% 92.5% 92.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 94.0% 86.7% 95.4% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 35.0% 36.7% 38.1% 40.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 10.2% 8.2% 7.4% 7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.8%
12.4%
5.7%
5.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 56.0% 66.0% 68.2% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 52.4% 61.7% 64.2% 61.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 757,023 1,883,319 274,226 902,336
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 467,660 8,098,958 662,924 3,281,131
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 23,129 8,310,644 76,344 942,127
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,935,515 9,070,865 1,832,807 8,223,094
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,749 $11,378 $12,974 $18,428
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 22.3 34.2 36.9 29.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $76,237 $67,826 $101,645 $95,935
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $45,689 $42,028 $48,744 $47,065
Persons in poverty, percent
9.0%
15.1%
6.1%
7.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 3,729 18,974 3,093 10,502
Total employment, 2020 27,000 299,108 31,867 194,483
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 1,161,362 19,170,086 1,416,883 11,072,272
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 -2.1% 0.1% -0.6% 2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 8,698 75,412 11,486 30,769
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,450 16,516 3,109 8,532
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,043 10,308 1,998 5,370
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 773 3,059 536 1,461
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 180 4,106 366 1,247
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,042 10,415 2,493 6,313
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 144 588 S 420
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,960 14,009 2,684 7,063
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 378.7 6,850.4 278.1 577.8
Population per square mile, 2010 386.9 6,211.5 287.6 561.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 251.52 126.09 518.66 799.29
Land area in square miles, 2010 251.43 126.21 519.01 798.58
FIPS Code 34009 34013 34037 34005
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.

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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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