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Essex County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; United States; Sussex County, New Jersey

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Essex County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
United States
Sussex County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
849,477
569,815
333,287,557
146,084
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
849,477
569,815
333,287,557
146,084
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
862,782
575,352
331,449,520
144,231
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.5%
-1.0%
0.6%
1.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 575,345 331,449,281 144,221
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 536,499 308,745,538 149,265
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
6.1%
5.7%
4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.7%
23.4%
22.2%
19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.2%
14.9%
16.8%
18.7%
Female persons, percent
51.5%
50.7%
50.5%
49.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.6%
66.8%
75.8%
92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.6%
23.8%
13.6%
3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.9%
1.3%
0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.3%
6.0%
6.1%
2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.3%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.3%
2.9%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.3%
33.6%
18.9%
10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.8%
38.3%
59.3%
83.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 19,033 13,155 17,431,290 6,881
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 28.7% 30.8% 13.6% 7.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 336,552 211,919 143,786,655 62,843
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 44.5% 58.2% 64.6% 84.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $414,000 $393,900 $244,900 $282,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,969 $2,852 $1,697 $2,284
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,378 $1,302 $538 $989
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,279 $1,407 $1,163 $1,387
Building permits, 2022 3,470 3,147 1,665,088 226
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 307,613 198,506 124,010,992 55,401
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.70 2.84 2.60 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 89.6% 90.4% 86.6% 92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 37.4% 45.2% 21.7% 10.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 92.5% 93.2% 93.1% 95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 84.0% 88.7% 87.0% 92.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 86.7% 87.3% 88.9% 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 36.7% 37.6% 33.7% 38.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 8.2% 5.7% 8.7% 7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.4%
13.2%
9.8%
5.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 66.0% 68.6% 63.1% 68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 61.7% 63.5% 58.7% 64.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 1,158,054 938,237,077 274,226
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 3,951,007 2,527,903,275 662,924
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 3,264,500 895,225,411 76,344
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 8,666,629 4,949,601,481 1,832,807
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $15,624 $15,224 $12,974
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 34.2 30.8 26.8 36.9
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $67,826 $87,369 $69,021 $101,645
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $42,028 $45,178 $37,638 $48,744
Persons in poverty, percent
15.1%
9.3%
11.6%
6.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 19,179 13,996 8,148,606 3,133
Total employment, 2021 266,154 187,879 128,346,299 29,788
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 20,331,478 14,061,185 8,278,573,947 1,544,718
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -11.0% -8.4% -4.3% -6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 75,412 49,467 27,104,006 11,486
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 11,974 5,744,643 3,109
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 7,754 3,480,438 1,998
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 2,127 1,134,549 536
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 2,880 1,014,958 366
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 7,927 4,371,152 2,493
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 S 351,237 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 10,279 4,968,606 2,684
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 5,598.6 93.8 278.1
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 5,216.1 87.4 287.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 102.77 3,533,038.28 518.66
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 102.86 3,531,905.43 519.01
FIPS Code 34013 34039 1 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.

In Vintage 2022, as a result of the formal request from the state, Connecticut transitioned from eight counties to nine planning regions. For more details, please see the Vintage 2022 release notes available here: Release Notes.

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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