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Ocean County, New Jersey; Mercer County, New Jersey; Monmouth County, New Jersey; Warren County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey

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Table

Ocean County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Warren County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
648,998
385,898
645,354
110,731
345,647
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
648,998
385,898
645,354
110,731
345,647
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
637,229
387,340
643,615
109,632
345,361
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)
1.8%
-0.4%
0.3%
1.0%
0.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 637,229 387,340 643,615 109,632 345,361
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 576,567 366,513 630,380 108,692 323,444
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
7.2%
5.4%
4.9%
4.7%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
24.8%
21.2%
20.8%
19.2%
21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.4%
16.0%
18.7%
19.2%
16.7%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
50.8%
51.0%
50.5%
50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
92.3%
62.3%
84.7%
87.8%
66.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
3.8%
21.6%
7.3%
6.7%
10.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.7%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.0%
12.6%
5.7%
3.1%
20.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.5%
2.6%
1.9%
1.9%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
9.8%
19.4%
11.4%
11.4%
15.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
83.7%
46.7%
74.9%
78.1%
52.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 33,551 12,160 23,518 5,578 9,982
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 7.8% 23.6% 13.1% 9.1% 26.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 295,584 150,657 269,917 46,763 133,263
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 79.7% 63.0% 75.2% 72.5% 75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $298,800 $295,400 $454,000 $272,500 $444,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,122 $2,385 $2,777 $2,173 $2,890
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $816 $1,022 $1,186 $941 $1,241
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,538 $1,361 $1,523 $1,177 $1,722
Building permits, 2021 3,758 544 2,350 189 1,261
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 237,729 137,114 245,569 43,789 125,363
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.62 2.68 2.59 2.45 2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 90.4% 86.1% 91.0% 90.7% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 12.3% 31.2% 17.3% 12.7% 32.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 91.3% 93.3% 94.9% 92.6% 96.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 84.9% 86.6% 91.7% 88.7% 94.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 92.8% 89.6% 94.1% 93.2% 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 32.2% 43.6% 48.5% 34.5% 56.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 7.1% 7.1% 6.5% 7.8% 4.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.2%
7.7%
7.0%
8.0%
6.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 58.9% 63.7% 66.5% 65.6% 69.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 55.5% 58.8% 60.7% 60.4% 63.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,114,823 912,819 1,798,734 169,022 941,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,219,515 3,364,811 6,222,476 521,865 2,963,162
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 378,392 511,670 824,577 137,097 705,004
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,720,101 7,573,863 12,274,645 1,616,110 6,750,809
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $14,642 $20,554 $19,730 $15,281 $20,417
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 30.6 27.6 34.0 34.4 31.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $76,644 $85,687 $110,356 $85,163 $121,695
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $39,035 $45,879 $57,836 $42,025 $61,805
Persons in poverty, percent
11.4%
10.4%
7.4%
9.3%
5.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 13,765 9,669 19,194 2,354 9,773
Total employment, 2020 153,423 202,228 249,614 28,921 188,791
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 6,241,693 15,030,875 13,456,166 1,490,343 16,648,069
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 0.7% 1.2% 0.3% 1.3% -2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 47,098 28,098 59,923 7,507 29,016
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,680 8,207 16,436 2,113 8,671
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,594 4,988 10,628 1,374 5,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,977 1,404 3,102 325 1,383
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,121 1,843 2,497 270 2,088
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,664 5,099 12,686 1,616 5,538
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 525 317 704 118 329
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,142 6,654 14,456 1,760 7,237
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,014.2 1,725.8 1,374.7 307.5 1,144.1
Population per square mile, 2010 917.0 1,632.2 1,344.7 304.5 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 628.29 224.44 468.18 356.54 301.87
Land area in square miles, 2010 628.78 224.56 468.79 356.92 301.81
FIPS Code 34029 34021 34025 34041 34035
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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