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Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Burlington County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Table

Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
129,924
464,269
854,917
345,647
860,807
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
129,924
464,269
854,917
345,647
860,807
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
128,947
461,860
863,728
345,361
863,162
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.8%
0.5%
-1.0%
0.1%
-0.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 128,947 461,860 863,728 345,361 863,162
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 128,349 448,734 783,969 323,444 809,858
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.2%
5.0%
6.3%
4.8%
5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.8%
20.6%
23.7%
21.3%
21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
20.1%
17.7%
14.2%
16.7%
15.9%
Female persons, percent
50.3%
50.5%
51.5%
50.7%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
89.9%
71.9%
48.6%
66.4%
58.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
3.3%
18.7%
41.6%
10.8%
12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.4%
0.9%
0.4%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
4.8%
5.8%
6.3%
20.1%
25.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.6%
3.2%
2.5%
2.2%
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.8%
9.2%
24.3%
15.8%
22.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
83.1%
65.1%
29.8%
52.8%
39.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 5,105 26,338 19,033 9,982 23,506
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 10.2% 10.3% 28.7% 26.5% 33.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 51,915 186,144 336,299 133,263 317,113
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 83.9% 75.6% 44.5% 75.5% 63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $431,600 $270,000 $414,000 $444,700 $362,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,895 $2,207 $2,969 $2,890 $2,586
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,222 $967 $1,378 $1,241 $1,105
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,492 $1,444 $1,279 $1,722 $1,612
Building permits, 2021 688 2,119 3,417 1,261 3,269
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 48,975 172,400 307,613 125,363 299,455
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.54 2.60 2.70 2.71 2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 90.8% 88.6% 89.6% 89.8% 89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 12.8% 13.9% 37.4% 32.7% 45.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 95.7% 95.0% 92.5% 96.6% 94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 92.9% 92.2% 84.0% 94.4% 90.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 95.7% 94.0% 86.7% 94.3% 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 54.3% 40.0% 36.7% 56.1% 44.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 5.4% 7.6% 8.2% 4.5% 6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.1%
5.5%
12.4%
6.2%
8.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 64.9% 64.8% 66.0% 69.2% 65.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 61.7% 61.9% 61.7% 63.6% 59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 256,520 902,336 1,883,319 941,735 1,790,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,005,379 3,281,131 8,098,958 2,963,162 6,618,597
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 101,063 942,127 8,310,644 705,004 4,487,136
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,478,717 8,223,094 9,070,865 6,750,809 14,855,971
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $19,818 $18,428 $11,378 $20,417 $17,964
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 34.5 29.6 34.2 31.7 33.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $123,373 $95,935 $67,826 $121,695 $96,883
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $61,328 $47,065 $42,028 $61,805 $43,300
Persons in poverty, percent
4.1%
7.6%
15.1%
5.5%
8.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 3,709 10,502 18,974 9,773 21,651
Total employment, 2020 45,314 194,483 299,108 188,791 414,357
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 2,970,315 11,072,272 19,170,086 16,648,069 27,479,017
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 -2.5% 2.9% 0.1% -2.0% 0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 12,288 30,769 75,412 29,016 64,680
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,411 8,532 16,516 8,671 18,457
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,154 5,370 10,308 5,563 11,407
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 577 1,461 3,059 1,383 3,619
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 302 1,247 4,106 2,088 6,860
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,736 6,313 10,415 5,538 9,835
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 151 420 588 329 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,857 7,063 14,009 7,237 15,981
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 301.4 577.8 6,850.4 1,144.1 2,791.4
Population per square mile, 2010 300.0 561.9 6,211.5 1,071.7 2,621.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 427.84 799.29 126.09 301.87 309.22
Land area in square miles, 2010 427.82 798.58 126.21 301.81 308.91
FIPS Code 34019 34005 34013 34035 34023
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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