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

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Table

Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
151,347
95,405
849,724
861,094
347,047
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
152,326
94,610
851,117
863,623
348,842
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
151,347
95,405
849,724
861,094
347,047
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
154,160
95,262
862,768
863,202
345,353
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
154,160
95,262
862,768
863,202
345,353
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.2%
-0.7%
-1.4%
Z
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.8%
0.2%
-1.5%
-0.2%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 154,152 95,263 863,728 863,162 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 156,898 97,265 783,969 809,858 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
4.2%
6.1%
5.3%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
24.0%
17.0%
23.3%
21.2%
20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.3%
29.5%
14.4%
16.3%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
49.2%
51.3%
51.3%
50.2%
50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
71.1%
91.6%
48.5%
57.8%
65.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
22.4%
4.8%
41.4%
12.9%
11.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.6%
0.4%
0.9%
0.8%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.6%
1.0%
6.6%
26.1%
20.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
3.2%
2.0%
2.5%
2.4%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
33.6%
8.6%
24.6%
23.2%
16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
43.9%
84.7%
29.5%
38.9%
51.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 5,597 6,284 17,928 22,600 10,043
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 10.9% 4.7% 29.0% 34.1% 26.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 57,258 99,422 336,552 317,338 133,445
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 66.0% 78.4% 44.7% 63.8% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $192,900 $372,300 $466,500 $411,900 $489,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,808 $2,104 $3,148 $2,775 $3,063
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $812 $895 $1,466 $1,174 $1,323
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,202 $1,285 $1,404 $1,739 $1,846
Building permits, 2022 120 838 3,470 2,474 907
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 52,584 43,277 312,942 301,967 127,566
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.72 2.16 2.66 2.76 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.4% 87.9% 89.1% 89.4% 90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 28.0% 9.1% 37.1% 46.3% 33.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.5% 94.9% 93.3% 95.3% 97.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.5% 89.8% 85.9% 92.1% 95.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 81.2% 93.9% 86.9% 89.7% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 17.3% 35.9% 37.4% 45.1% 57.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.6% 10.1% 8.4% 6.0% 4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.2%
7.6%
11.7%
7.7%
5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 56.7% 55.8% 66.2% 66.4% 69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 56.2% 51.8% 61.7% 60.0% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 184,497 757,023 1,883,319 1,790,517 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,121,883 467,660 8,098,958 6,618,597 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 297,878 23,129 8,310,644 4,487,136 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,010,967 1,935,515 9,070,865 14,855,971 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $13,305 $20,749 $11,378 $17,964 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 24.4 22.4 33.8 33.0 31.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,310 $83,870 $73,785 $105,206 $131,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $32,551 $51,344 $45,946 $47,196 $67,554
Persons in poverty, percent
15.5%
9.6%
15.6%
8.2%
5.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 2,772 3,764 19,179 21,897 9,727
Total employment, 2021 44,581 26,195 266,154 395,031 179,324
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 2,134,196 1,349,802 20,331,478 29,193,608 17,314,893
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -3.7% -3.0% -11.0% -4.7% -5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 7,065 8,600 75,558 67,844 30,115
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,555 3,450 16,516 18,457 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,540 2,043 10,308 11,407 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 773 3,059 3,619 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 180 4,106 6,860 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,750 3,042 10,415 9,835 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 132 144 588 S 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,024 2,960 14,009 15,981 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 318.9 378.7 6,850.4 2,791.4 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 324.4 386.9 6,211.5 2,621.6 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 483.36 251.52 126.09 309.22 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 483.70 251.43 126.21 308.91 301.81
FIPS Code 34011 34009 34013 34023 34035
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

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., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). 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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