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Gloucester County, New Jersey; New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Table

Gloucester County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
304,477
9,267,961
95,661
854,917
129,924
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
9,261,699
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
304,477
9,267,961
95,661
854,917
129,924
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
9,289,031
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
302,294
9,289,031
95,263
863,728
128,947
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
-0.3%
NA
NA
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.7%
-0.2%
0.4%
-1.0%
0.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 302,294 9,288,994 95,263 863,728 128,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 288,288 8,791,894 97,265 783,969 128,349
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.0%
5.6%
4.3%
6.3%
4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.5%
21.8%
17.3%
23.7%
18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.7%
16.9%
28.2%
14.2%
20.1%
Female persons, percent
51.1%
50.8%
51.1%
51.5%
50.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
82.2%
71.1%
91.7%
48.6%
89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.8%
15.3%
4.8%
41.6%
3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.7%
0.5%
0.9%
0.2%
Asian alone, percent(a)
3.2%
10.3%
1.0%
6.3%
4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.5%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.4%
21.5%
8.4%
24.3%
7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
76.5%
53.5%
84.8%
29.8%
83.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 15,467 309,642 6,582 19,033 5,105
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 5.5% 22.9% 4.8% 28.7% 10.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 117,752 3,780,004 99,494 336,299 51,915
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 80.4% 63.8% 78.2% 44.5% 83.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $232,800 $355,700 $318,600 $414,000 $431,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,148 $2,560 $1,963 $2,969 $2,895
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $946 $1,102 $829 $1,378 $1,222
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,301 $1,436 $1,197 $1,279 $1,492
Building permits, 2021 675 37,094 917 3,417 688
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 109,290 3,397,156 41,971 307,613 48,975
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.71 2.66 2.22 2.70 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 89.9% 89.7% 87.6% 89.6% 90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 9.2% 31.9% 8.5% 37.4% 12.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 94.8% 93.9% 94.1% 92.5% 95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 90.7% 89.4% 88.3% 84.0% 92.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 93.7% 90.5% 94.0% 86.7% 95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 34.5% 41.5% 35.0% 36.7% 54.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 8.3% 6.6% 10.2% 8.2% 5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.7%
8.4%
8.8%
12.4%
5.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 66.9% 65.8% 56.0% 66.0% 64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 62.4% 60.8% 52.4% 61.7% 61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 562,212 23,785,076 757,023 1,883,319 256,520
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,682,365 74,723,386 467,660 8,098,958 1,005,379
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 629,439 30,902,528 23,129 8,310,644 101,063
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,813,242 149,171,300 1,935,515 9,070,865 2,478,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,535 $16,783 $20,749 $11,378 $19,818
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 30.0 31.5 22.3 34.2 34.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $93,208 $89,703 $76,237 $67,826 $123,373
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $42,742 $46,691 $45,689 $42,028 $61,328
Persons in poverty, percent
7.7%
10.2%
9.0%
15.1%
4.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 6,155 232,761 3,729 18,974 3,709
Total employment, 2020 104,007 3,819,722 27,000 299,108 45,314
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 4,499,033 241,029,083 1,161,362 19,170,086 2,970,315
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 6.2% 0.4% -2.1% 0.1% -2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 17,578 762,163 8,698 75,412 12,288
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,929 188,322 3,450 16,516 3,411
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,001 123,258 2,043 10,308 2,154
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 919 35,466 773 3,059 577
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 546 42,061 180 4,106 302
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,824 133,485 3,042 10,415 2,736
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 273 8,138 144 588 151
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,064 166,931 2,960 14,009 2,857
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 938.8 1,263.0 378.7 6,850.4 301.4
Population per square mile, 2010 895.3 1,195.5 386.9 6,211.5 300.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 322.00 7,354.76 251.52 126.09 427.84
Land area in square miles, 2010 322.01 7,354.22 251.43 126.21 427.82
FIPS Code 34015 34 34009 34013 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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