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Cape May County, New Jersey; Mercer County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Atlantic County, New Jersey; Sussex County, New Jersey

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Table

Cape May County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
95,661
385,898
129,924
274,966
145,543
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
95,661
385,898
129,924
274,966
145,543
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
95,263
387,340
128,947
274,534
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)
0.4%
-0.4%
0.8%
0.2%
0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 95,263 387,340 128,947 274,534 144,221
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 97,265 366,513 128,349 274,549 149,265
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.3%
5.4%
4.2%
5.2%
4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
17.3%
21.2%
18.8%
20.9%
19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
28.2%
16.0%
20.1%
19.3%
18.7%
Female persons, percent
51.1%
50.8%
50.3%
51.2%
49.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
91.7%
62.3%
89.9%
71.1%
92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.8%
21.6%
3.3%
17.1%
3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.7%
0.2%
0.7%
0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.0%
12.6%
4.8%
8.0%
2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.0%
2.6%
1.6%
2.9%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
8.4%
19.4%
7.8%
19.9%
10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
84.8%
46.7%
83.1%
55.5%
83.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 6,582 12,160 5,105 11,934 6,881
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 4.8% 23.6% 10.2% 15.9% 7.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 99,494 150,657 51,915 132,228 62,857
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 78.2% 63.0% 83.9% 66.9% 84.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $318,600 $295,400 $431,600 $222,600 $282,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,963 $2,385 $2,895 $1,999 $2,284
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $829 $1,022 $1,222 $917 $989
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,197 $1,361 $1,492 $1,175 $1,387
Building permits, 2021 917 544 688 804 164
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 41,971 137,114 48,975 105,277 55,401
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.22 2.68 2.54 2.55 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 87.6% 86.1% 90.8% 87.7% 92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 8.5% 31.2% 12.8% 26.7% 10.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 94.1% 93.3% 95.7% 93.3% 95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 88.3% 86.6% 92.9% 87.7% 92.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 94.0% 89.6% 95.7% 87.8% 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 35.0% 43.6% 54.3% 29.4% 38.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 10.2% 7.1% 5.4% 9.8% 7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.8%
7.7%
5.1%
8.8%
5.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 56.0% 63.7% 64.9% 63.4% 68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 52.4% 58.8% 61.7% 59.5% 64.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 757,023 912,819 256,520 3,550,725 274,226
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 467,660 3,364,811 1,005,379 2,202,509 662,924
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 23,129 511,670 101,063 321,160 76,344
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,935,515 7,573,863 2,478,717 4,631,105 1,832,807
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,749 $20,554 $19,818 $17,447 $12,974
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 22.3 27.6 34.5 25.2 36.9
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $76,237 $85,687 $123,373 $66,473 $101,645
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $45,689 $45,879 $61,328 $36,143 $48,744
Persons in poverty, percent
9.0%
10.4%
4.1%
15.1%
6.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 3,729 9,669 3,709 6,128 3,093
Total employment, 2020 27,000 202,228 45,314 110,573 31,867
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 1,161,362 15,030,875 2,970,315 4,455,382 1,416,883
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 -2.1% 1.2% -2.5% 0.1% -0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 8,698 28,098 12,288 18,523 11,486
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,450 8,207 3,411 5,333 3,109
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,043 4,988 2,154 3,134 1,998
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 773 1,404 577 1,010 536
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 180 1,843 302 967 366
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,042 5,099 2,736 3,781 2,493
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 144 317 151 267 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,960 6,654 2,857 4,412 2,684
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 378.7 1,725.8 301.4 494.2 278.1
Population per square mile, 2010 386.9 1,632.2 300.0 494.1 287.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 251.52 224.44 427.84 555.51 518.66
Land area in square miles, 2010 251.43 224.56 427.82 555.70 519.01
FIPS Code 34009 34021 34019 34001 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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