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Cape May County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey

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Table

Cape May County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
95,661
345,647
854,917
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
95,661
345,647
854,917
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
95,263
345,361
863,728
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.4%
0.1%
-1.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 95,263 345,361 863,728
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 97,265 323,444 783,969
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.3%
4.8%
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
17.3%
21.3%
23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
28.2%
16.7%
14.2%
Female persons, percent
51.1%
50.7%
51.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
91.7%
66.4%
48.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.8%
10.8%
41.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.4%
0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.0%
20.1%
6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
8.4%
15.8%
24.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
84.8%
52.8%
29.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 6,582 9,982 19,033
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 4.8% 26.5% 28.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 99,494 133,263 336,299
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 78.2% 75.5% 44.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $318,600 $444,700 $414,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,963 $2,890 $2,969
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $829 $1,241 $1,378
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,197 $1,722 $1,279
Building permits, 2021 917 1,261 3,417
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 41,971 125,363 307,613
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.22 2.71 2.70
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 87.6% 89.8% 89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 8.5% 32.7% 37.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 94.1% 96.6% 92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 88.3% 94.4% 84.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 94.0% 94.3% 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 35.0% 56.1% 36.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 10.2% 4.5% 8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.8%
6.2%
12.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 56.0% 69.2% 66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 52.4% 63.6% 61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 757,023 941,735 1,883,319
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 467,660 2,963,162 8,098,958
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 23,129 705,004 8,310,644
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,935,515 6,750,809 9,070,865
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,749 $20,417 $11,378
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 22.3 31.7 34.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $76,237 $121,695 $67,826
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $45,689 $61,805 $42,028
Persons in poverty, percent
9.0%
5.5%
15.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 3,729 9,773 18,974
Total employment, 2020 27,000 188,791 299,108
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 1,161,362 16,648,069 19,170,086
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 -2.1% -2.0% 0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 8,698 29,016 75,412
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,450 8,671 16,516
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,043 5,563 10,308
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 773 1,383 3,059
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 180 2,088 4,106
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,042 5,538 10,415
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 144 329 588
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,960 7,237 14,009
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 378.7 1,144.1 6,850.4
Population per square mile, 2010 386.9 1,071.7 6,211.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 251.52 301.87 126.09
Land area in square miles, 2010 251.43 301.81 126.21
FIPS Code 34009 34035 34013
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.

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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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