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Essex County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; New Jersey; Camden County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Table

Essex County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
854,917
345,647
9,267,961
523,771
129,924
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
9,261,699
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
854,917
345,647
9,267,961
523,771
129,924
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
9,289,031
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
863,728
345,361
9,289,031
523,485
128,947
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
-0.3%
NA
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
-1.0%
0.1%
-0.2%
0.1%
0.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 345,361 9,288,994 523,485 128,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 323,444 8,791,894 513,657 128,349
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
4.8%
5.6%
5.9%
4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.7%
21.3%
21.8%
22.7%
18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.2%
16.7%
16.9%
16.3%
20.1%
Female persons, percent
51.5%
50.7%
50.8%
51.5%
50.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.6%
66.4%
71.1%
68.2%
89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.6%
10.8%
15.3%
22.0%
3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0.2%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.3%
20.1%
10.3%
6.2%
4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.2%
2.4%
2.8%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.3%
15.8%
21.5%
18.5%
7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.8%
52.8%
53.5%
54.5%
83.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 19,033 9,982 309,642 21,984 5,105
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 28.7% 26.5% 22.9% 11.4% 10.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 336,299 133,263 3,780,004 213,486 51,915
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 44.5% 75.5% 63.8% 65.2% 83.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $414,000 $444,700 $355,700 $211,400 $431,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,969 $2,890 $2,560 $1,989 $2,895
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,378 $1,241 $1,102 $1,007 $1,222
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,279 $1,722 $1,436 $1,169 $1,492
Building permits, 2021 3,417 1,261 37,094 908 688
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 307,613 125,363 3,397,156 196,939 48,975
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.70 2.71 2.66 2.61 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 89.6% 89.8% 89.7% 88.3% 90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 37.4% 32.7% 31.9% 20.7% 12.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 92.5% 96.6% 93.9% 92.9% 95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 84.0% 94.4% 89.4% 87.9% 92.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 86.7% 94.3% 90.5% 89.2% 95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 36.7% 56.1% 41.5% 33.6% 54.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 8.2% 4.5% 6.6% 10.0% 5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.4%
6.2%
8.4%
7.5%
5.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 66.0% 69.2% 65.8% 66.2% 64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 61.7% 63.6% 60.8% 62.3% 61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 941,735 23,785,076 913,267 256,520
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 2,963,162 74,723,386 5,497,525 1,005,379
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 705,004 30,902,528 1,096,507 101,063
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 6,750,809 149,171,300 6,810,615 2,478,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $20,417 $16,783 $13,447 $19,818
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 34.2 31.7 31.5 28.4 34.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $67,826 $121,695 $89,703 $75,485 $123,373
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $42,028 $61,805 $46,691 $38,907 $61,328
Persons in poverty, percent
15.1%
5.5%
10.2%
12.0%
4.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 18,974 9,773 232,761 11,443 3,709
Total employment, 2020 299,108 188,791 3,819,722 192,454 45,314
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 19,170,086 16,648,069 241,029,083 9,981,880 2,970,315
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 0.1% -2.0% 0.4% 2.9% -2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 75,412 29,016 762,163 34,032 12,288
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 8,671 188,322 9,513 3,411
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 5,563 123,258 5,993 2,154
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 1,383 35,466 1,690 577
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 2,088 42,061 1,727 302
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 5,538 133,485 6,734 2,736
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 329 8,138 454 151
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 7,237 166,931 7,938 2,857
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 1,144.1 1,263.0 2,364.9 301.4
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 1,071.7 1,195.5 2,321.5 300.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 301.87 7,354.76 221.36 427.84
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 301.81 7,354.22 221.26 427.82
FIPS Code 34013 34035 34 34007 34019
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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