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Passaic County, New Jersey; Cape May County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; Burlington County, New Jersey; Atlantic County, New Jersey

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Table

Passaic County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
518,117
95,661
345,647
464,269
274,966
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
518,117
95,661
345,647
464,269
274,966
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
524,118
95,263
345,361
461,860
274,534
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)
-1.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.5%
0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 524,118 95,263 345,361 461,860 274,534
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 501,226 97,265 323,444 448,734 274,549
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
4.3%
4.8%
5.0%
5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.7%
17.3%
21.3%
20.6%
20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.3%
28.2%
16.7%
17.7%
19.3%
Female persons, percent
50.8%
51.1%
50.7%
50.5%
51.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
74.5%
91.7%
66.4%
71.9%
71.1%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
14.9%
4.8%
10.8%
18.7%
17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.7%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
5.9%
1.0%
20.1%
5.8%
8.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.7%
2.0%
2.2%
3.2%
2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
43.7%
8.4%
15.8%
9.2%
19.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
39.5%
84.8%
52.8%
65.1%
55.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 11,907 6,582 9,982 26,338 11,934
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 32.1% 4.8% 26.5% 10.3% 15.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 185,497 99,494 133,263 186,144 132,228
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 52.2% 78.2% 75.5% 75.6% 66.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $363,700 $318,600 $444,700 $270,000 $222,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,724 $1,963 $2,890 $2,207 $1,999
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,270 $829 $1,241 $967 $917
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,367 $1,197 $1,722 $1,444 $1,175
Building permits, 2021 1,144 917 1,261 2,119 804
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 176,203 41,971 125,363 172,400 105,277
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.91 2.22 2.71 2.60 2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 91.1% 87.6% 89.8% 88.6% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 49.8% 8.5% 32.7% 13.9% 26.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 92.5% 94.1% 96.6% 95.0% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 88.3% 88.3% 94.4% 92.2% 87.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 85.0% 94.0% 94.3% 94.0% 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 29.8% 35.0% 56.1% 40.0% 29.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 5.3% 10.2% 4.5% 7.6% 9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
14.4%
8.8%
6.2%
5.5%
8.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 66.2% 56.0% 69.2% 64.8% 63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 60.5% 52.4% 63.6% 61.9% 59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 816,949 757,023 941,735 902,336 3,550,725
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,127,286 467,660 2,963,162 3,281,131 2,202,509
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 615,780 23,129 705,004 942,127 321,160
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,086,803 1,935,515 6,750,809 8,223,094 4,631,105
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,032 $20,749 $20,417 $18,428 $17,447
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 27.5 22.3 31.7 29.6 25.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $78,386 $76,237 $121,695 $95,935 $66,473
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $35,723 $45,689 $61,805 $47,065 $36,143
Persons in poverty, percent
14.1%
9.0%
5.5%
7.6%
15.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 11,902 3,729 9,773 10,502 6,128
Total employment, 2020 144,368 27,000 188,791 194,483 110,573
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 7,183,258 1,161,362 16,648,069 11,072,272 4,455,382
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 -0.7% -2.1% -2.0% 2.9% 0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 46,302 8,698 29,016 30,769 18,523
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,865 3,450 8,671 8,532 5,333
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,345 2,043 5,563 5,370 3,134
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,770 773 1,383 1,461 1,010
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,393 180 2,088 1,247 967
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,559 3,042 5,538 6,313 3,781
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 499 144 329 420 267
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,533 2,960 7,237 7,063 4,412
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,817.6 378.7 1,144.1 577.8 494.2
Population per square mile, 2010 2,715.3 386.9 1,071.7 561.9 494.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 186.01 251.52 301.87 799.29 555.51
Land area in square miles, 2010 184.59 251.43 301.81 798.58 555.70
FIPS Code 34031 34009 34035 34005 34001
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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