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Ocean County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Union County, New Jersey; Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Table

Ocean County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
648,998
345,647
572,114
860,807
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
648,998
345,647
572,114
860,807
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
637,229
345,361
575,345
863,162
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)
1.8%
0.1%
-0.6%
-0.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 637,229 345,361 575,345 863,162
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 576,567 323,444 536,499 809,858
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
7.2%
4.8%
6.1%
5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent
24.8%
21.3%
23.4%
21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.4%
16.7%
14.9%
15.9%
Female persons, percent
51.3%
50.7%
50.7%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
92.3%
66.4%
66.8%
58.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
3.8%
10.8%
23.8%
12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.4%
0.9%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.0%
20.1%
6.0%
25.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.5%
2.2%
2.3%
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
9.8%
15.8%
33.6%
22.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
83.7%
52.8%
38.3%
39.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 33,551 9,982 13,155 23,506
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 7.8% 26.5% 30.8% 33.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 295,584 133,263 211,074 317,113
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 79.7% 75.5% 58.2% 63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $298,800 $444,700 $393,900 $362,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,122 $2,890 $2,852 $2,586
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $816 $1,241 $1,302 $1,105
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,538 $1,722 $1,407 $1,612
Building permits, 2021 3,758 1,261 3,207 3,269
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 237,729 125,363 198,506 299,455
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.62 2.71 2.84 2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 90.4% 89.8% 90.4% 89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 12.3% 32.7% 45.2% 45.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 91.3% 96.6% 93.2% 94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 84.9% 94.4% 88.7% 90.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 92.8% 94.3% 87.3% 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 32.2% 56.1% 37.6% 44.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 7.1% 4.5% 5.7% 6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.2%
6.2%
13.2%
8.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 58.9% 69.2% 68.6% 65.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 55.5% 63.6% 63.5% 59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,114,823 941,735 1,158,054 1,790,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,219,515 2,963,162 3,951,007 6,618,597
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 378,392 705,004 3,264,500 4,487,136
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,720,101 6,750,809 8,666,629 14,855,971
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $14,642 $20,417 $15,624 $17,964
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 30.6 31.7 30.8 33.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $76,644 $121,695 $87,369 $96,883
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $39,035 $61,805 $45,178 $43,300
Persons in poverty, percent
11.4%
5.5%
9.3%
8.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 13,765 9,773 13,934 21,651
Total employment, 2020 153,423 188,791 205,090 414,357
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 6,241,693 16,648,069 14,248,849 27,479,017
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 0.7% -2.0% 0.2% 0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 47,098 29,016 49,467 64,680
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,680 8,671 11,974 18,457
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,594 5,563 7,754 11,407
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,977 1,383 2,127 3,619
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,121 2,088 2,880 6,860
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,664 5,538 7,927 9,835
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 525 329 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,142 7,237 10,279 15,981
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,014.2 1,144.1 5,598.6 2,791.4
Population per square mile, 2010 917.0 1,071.7 5,216.1 2,621.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 628.29 301.87 102.77 309.22
Land area in square miles, 2010 628.78 301.81 102.86 308.91
FIPS Code 34029 34035 34039 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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