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Essex County, New Jersey; Atlantic County, New Jersey; Morris County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; New Jersey; United States

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Table

Essex County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
275,213
514,423
130,183
9,290,841
334,914,895
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
851,117
275,213
514,423
130,183
9,290,841
334,914,895
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
849,724
275,382
511,219
129,805
9,260,817
333,271,411
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
862,768
274,536
509,288
128,950
9,289,039
331,464,948
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
862,768
274,536
509,288
128,950
9,289,039
331,464,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.4%
0.2%
1.0%
1.0%
Z
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.7%
-0.3%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 274,534 509,285 128,947 9,288,994 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 274,549 492,276 128,349 8,791,894 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
5.2%
4.9%
4.3%
5.6%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.3%
20.7%
20.3%
18.7%
21.5%
21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.4%
19.9%
18.4%
21.1%
17.4%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
51.1%
50.3%
50.6%
50.7%
50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.5%
71.0%
81.8%
89.9%
70.7%
75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.4%
17.2%
4.2%
2.9%
15.4%
13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.7%
0.4%
0.2%
0.7%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.6%
8.1%
11.6%
5.0%
10.5%
6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.9%
2.1%
1.7%
2.4%
3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.6%
20.3%
14.9%
8.0%
21.9%
19.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.5%
55.1%
68.5%
82.8%
52.9%
58.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 17,928 12,205 15,272 5,104 299,078 17,038,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 29.0% 15.8% 19.3% 10.4% 23.2% 13.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 336,552 132,147 198,987 51,963 3,785,346 143,786,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 44.7% 67.9% 73.8% 84.5% 63.9% 64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $466,500 $254,100 $531,800 $478,600 $401,400 $281,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $3,148 $2,124 $3,210 $3,038 $2,728 $1,828
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,466 $969 $1,331 $1,299 $1,175 $584
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,404 $1,268 $1,814 $1,627 $1,577 $1,268
Building permits, 2022 3,470 762 2,163 483 36,974 1,665,088
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 312,942 106,640 189,607 49,676 3,438,162 125,736,353
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.66 2.52 2.64 2.54 2.64 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.1% 89.0% 90.9% 90.9% 89.8% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 37.1% 26.7% 25.1% 13.0% 32.2% 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.3% 94.2% 96.1% 96.1% 94.5% 94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.9% 89.1% 94.0% 93.2% 90.6% 88.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.9% 88.4% 95.1% 95.8% 90.6% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 37.4% 30.1% 57.1% 55.5% 42.3% 34.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.4% 9.7% 5.1% 5.4% 6.8% 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
9.9%
5.6%
4.6%
8.0%
9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.2% 63.1% 67.8% 65.4% 65.9% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.7% 59.3% 61.7% 61.5% 60.9% 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 3,550,725 1,574,724 256,520 23,785,076 938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 2,202,509 5,330,026 1,005,379 74,723,386 2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 321,160 1,213,602 101,063 30,902,528 895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 4,631,105 10,433,242 2,478,717 149,171,300 4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $17,447 $21,120 $19,818 $16,783 $15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 33.8 25.5 30.2 33.7 31.1 26.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $73,785 $73,113 $130,808 $133,534 $97,126 $75,149
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $45,946 $39,699 $67,555 $68,112 $50,995 $41,261
Persons in poverty, percent
15.6%
11.4%
4.4%
4.1%
9.7%
11.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,179 6,145 16,298 3,704 233,950 8,148,606
Total employment, 2021 266,154 97,552 275,550 42,410 3,570,543 128,346,299
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 20,331,478 4,754,077 25,720,190 3,060,575 256,423,692 8,278,573,947
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -11.0% -11.8% -9.0% -6.4% -6.5% -4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 75,558 19,524 47,295 12,286 787,315 28,477,518
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 5,333 14,269 3,411 188,322 5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 3,134 9,013 2,154 123,258 3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 1,010 2,433 577 35,466 1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 967 2,092 302 42,061 1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 3,781 10,639 2,736 133,485 4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 267 595 151 8,138 351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 4,412 12,129 2,857 166,931 4,968,606
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 494.2 1,104.8 301.4 1,263.0 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 494.1 1,069.8 300.0 1,195.5 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 555.51 460.97 427.84 7,354.76 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 555.70 460.18 427.82 7,354.22 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 34013 34001 34027 34019 34 1
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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