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Middlesex County, New Jersey; Passaic County, New Jersey; Ocean County, New Jersey; Mercer County, New Jersey; Hudson County, New Jersey

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Table

Middlesex County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
860,807
518,117
648,998
385,898
702,463
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
860,807
518,117
648,998
385,898
702,463
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
863,162
524,118
637,229
387,340
724,854
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)
-0.3%
-1.1%
1.8%
-0.4%
-3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 863,162 524,118 637,229 387,340 724,854
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 809,858 501,226 576,567 366,513 634,266
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
6.3%
7.2%
5.4%
6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.6%
23.7%
24.8%
21.2%
20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.9%
15.3%
22.4%
16.0%
12.6%
Female persons, percent
50.2%
50.8%
51.3%
50.8%
50.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
58.6%
74.5%
92.3%
62.3%
63.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
12.5%
14.9%
3.8%
21.6%
15.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.8%
1.7%
0.3%
0.7%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
25.7%
5.9%
2.0%
12.6%
16.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
Z
0.2%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
2.7%
1.5%
2.6%
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
22.7%
43.7%
9.8%
19.4%
42.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
39.9%
39.5%
83.7%
46.7%
28.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 23,506 11,907 33,551 12,160 11,395
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 33.4% 32.1% 7.8% 23.6% 42.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 317,113 185,497 295,584 150,657 317,046
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 63.9% 52.2% 79.7% 63.0% 32.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $362,900 $363,700 $298,800 $295,400 $424,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,586 $2,724 $2,122 $2,385 $2,981
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,105 $1,270 $816 $1,022 $1,186
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,612 $1,367 $1,538 $1,361 $1,552
Building permits, 2021 3,269 1,144 3,758 544 5,257
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 299,455 176,203 237,729 137,114 282,832
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.78 2.91 2.62 2.68 2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 89.0% 91.1% 90.4% 86.1% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 45.6% 49.8% 12.3% 31.2% 58.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 94.6% 92.5% 91.3% 93.3% 94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 90.6% 88.3% 84.9% 86.6% 89.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 89.9% 85.0% 92.8% 89.6% 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 44.8% 29.8% 32.2% 43.6% 45.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 6.0% 5.3% 7.1% 7.1% 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.1%
14.4%
6.2%
7.7%
12.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 65.7% 66.2% 58.9% 63.7% 69.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 59.4% 60.5% 55.5% 58.8% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,790,517 816,949 1,114,823 912,819 1,579,936
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,618,597 3,127,286 4,219,515 3,364,811 3,091,133
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,487,136 615,780 378,392 511,670 3,515,020
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 14,855,971 8,086,803 8,720,101 7,573,863 7,964,867
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $17,964 $16,032 $14,642 $20,554 $11,837
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 33.6 27.5 30.6 27.6 36.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $96,883 $78,386 $76,644 $85,687 $79,795
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $43,300 $35,723 $39,035 $45,879 $46,197
Persons in poverty, percent
8.0%
14.1%
11.4%
10.4%
15.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 21,651 11,902 13,765 9,669 13,853
Total employment, 2020 414,357 144,368 153,423 202,228 246,619
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 27,479,017 7,183,258 6,241,693 15,030,875 19,091,700
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 0.5% -0.7% 0.7% 1.2% 1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 64,680 46,302 47,098 28,098 62,345
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 18,457 10,865 11,680 8,207 11,353
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,407 7,345 7,594 4,988 6,822
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,619 1,770 1,977 1,404 2,248
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,860 2,393 1,121 1,843 4,247
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,835 7,559 9,664 5,099 5,855
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 499 525 317 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 15,981 9,533 10,142 6,654 9,936
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,791.4 2,817.6 1,014.2 1,725.8 15,691.5
Population per square mile, 2010 2,621.6 2,715.3 917.0 1,632.2 13,731.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 309.22 186.01 628.29 224.44 46.19
Land area in square miles, 2010 308.91 184.59 628.78 224.56 46.19
FIPS Code 34023 34031 34029 34021 34017
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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