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Essex County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; Morris County, New Jersey; Passaic County, New Jersey

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Table

Essex County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
854,917
572,114
510,981
518,117
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
854,917
572,114
510,981
518,117
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
863,728
575,345
509,285
524,118
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
-1.0%
-0.6%
0.3%
-1.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,728 575,345 509,285 524,118
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 783,969 536,499 492,276 501,226
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
6.1%
4.8%
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.7%
23.4%
20.6%
23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.2%
14.9%
17.8%
15.3%
Female persons, percent
51.5%
50.7%
50.4%
50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.6%
66.8%
82.2%
74.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.6%
23.8%
4.1%
14.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.9%
0.3%
1.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.3%
6.0%
11.3%
5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.3%
2.0%
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
24.3%
33.6%
14.3%
43.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
29.8%
38.3%
69.3%
39.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 19,033 13,155 15,526 11,907
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 28.7% 30.8% 19.5% 32.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 336,299 211,074 198,761 185,497
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 44.5% 58.2% 73.8% 52.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $414,000 $393,900 $474,500 $363,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,969 $2,852 $3,009 $2,724
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,378 $1,302 $1,244 $1,270
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,279 $1,407 $1,713 $1,367
Building permits, 2021 3,417 3,207 2,127 1,144
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 307,613 198,506 187,430 176,203
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.70 2.84 2.66 2.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 89.6% 90.4% 91.1% 91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 37.4% 45.2% 25.0% 49.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 92.5% 93.2% 95.7% 92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 84.0% 88.7% 93.5% 88.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 86.7% 87.3% 94.6% 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 36.7% 37.6% 55.8% 29.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 8.2% 5.7% 4.9% 5.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.4%
13.2%
5.6%
14.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 66.0% 68.6% 67.9% 66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 61.7% 63.5% 61.7% 60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,883,319 1,158,054 1,574,724 816,949
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,098,958 3,951,007 5,330,026 3,127,286
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,310,644 3,264,500 1,213,602 615,780
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,070,865 8,666,629 10,433,242 8,086,803
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,378 $15,624 $21,120 $16,032
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 34.2 30.8 30.7 27.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $67,826 $87,369 $123,727 $78,386
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $42,028 $45,178 $61,915 $35,723
Persons in poverty, percent
15.1%
9.3%
5.6%
14.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 18,974 13,934 16,419 11,902
Total employment, 2020 299,108 205,090 302,883 144,368
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 19,170,086 14,248,849 25,275,500 7,183,258
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 0.1% 0.2% -2.0% -0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 75,412 49,467 46,153 46,302
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 16,516 11,974 14,269 10,865
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,308 7,754 9,013 7,345
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,059 2,127 2,433 1,770
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,106 2,880 2,092 2,393
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,415 7,927 10,639 7,559
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 588 S 595 499
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,009 10,279 12,129 9,533
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,850.4 5,598.6 1,104.8 2,817.6
Population per square mile, 2010 6,211.5 5,216.1 1,069.8 2,715.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 126.09 102.77 460.97 186.01
Land area in square miles, 2010 126.21 102.86 460.18 184.59
FIPS Code 34013 34039 34027 34031
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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