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Sussex County, New Jersey; Essex County, New Jersey; Somerset County, New Jersey; New Jersey; Bergen County, New Jersey

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Table

Sussex County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
145,543
854,917
345,647
9,267,961
953,819
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
9,261,699
NA
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
145,543
854,917
345,647
9,267,961
953,819
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
9,289,031
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
144,221
863,728
345,361
9,289,031
955,732
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
-0.3%
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.9%
-1.0%
0.1%
-0.2%
-0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 144,221 863,728 345,361 9,288,994 955,732
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 149,265 783,969 323,444 8,791,894 905,116
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.6%
6.3%
4.8%
5.6%
5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.3%
23.7%
21.3%
21.8%
21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
18.7%
14.2%
16.7%
16.9%
17.8%
Female persons, percent
49.8%
51.5%
50.7%
50.8%
51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
92.6%
48.6%
66.4%
71.1%
72.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
3.0%
41.6%
10.8%
15.3%
7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.9%
0.4%
0.7%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.3%
6.3%
20.1%
10.3%
17.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.8%
2.5%
2.2%
2.4%
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.5%
24.3%
15.8%
21.5%
22.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
83.3%
29.8%
52.8%
53.5%
53.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 6,881 19,033 9,982 309,642 26,810
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 7.9% 28.7% 26.5% 22.9% 30.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 62,857 336,299 133,263 3,780,004 369,209
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 84.2% 44.5% 75.5% 63.8% 64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $282,700 $414,000 $444,700 $355,700 $489,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,284 $2,969 $2,890 $2,560 $3,176
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $989 $1,378 $1,241 $1,102 $1,358
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,387 $1,279 $1,722 $1,436 $1,637
Building permits, 2021 164 3,417 1,261 37,094 4,023
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 55,401 307,613 125,363 3,397,156 348,674
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.57 2.70 2.71 2.66 2.70
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 92.0% 89.6% 89.8% 89.7% 91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 10.3% 37.4% 32.7% 31.9% 40.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 95.7% 92.5% 96.6% 93.9% 94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 92.5% 84.0% 94.4% 89.4% 92.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 95.4% 86.7% 94.3% 90.5% 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 38.1% 36.7% 56.1% 41.5% 51.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 7.4% 8.2% 4.5% 6.6% 4.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.7%
12.4%
6.2%
8.4%
7.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 68.2% 66.0% 69.2% 65.8% 66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 64.2% 61.7% 63.6% 60.8% 60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 274,226 1,883,319 941,735 23,785,076 2,559,826
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 662,924 8,098,958 2,963,162 74,723,386 10,992,664
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 76,344 8,310,644 705,004 30,902,528 3,334,817
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,832,807 9,070,865 6,750,809 149,171,300 19,846,375
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $12,974 $11,378 $20,417 $16,783 $21,284
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 36.9 34.2 31.7 31.5 32.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $101,645 $67,826 $121,695 $89,703 $109,497
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $48,744 $42,028 $61,805 $46,691 $55,710
Persons in poverty, percent
6.1%
15.1%
5.5%
10.2%
7.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 3,093 18,974 9,773 232,761 31,724
Total employment, 2020 31,867 299,108 188,791 3,819,722 442,996
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 1,416,883 19,170,086 16,648,069 241,029,083 27,426,353
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 -0.6% 0.1% -2.0% 0.4% -0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 11,486 75,412 29,016 762,163 103,417
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,109 16,516 8,671 188,322 26,919
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,998 10,308 5,563 123,258 17,495
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 536 3,059 1,383 35,466 4,815
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 366 4,106 2,088 42,061 6,091
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,493 10,415 5,538 133,485 18,410
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 588 329 8,138 1,007
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,684 14,009 7,237 166,931 23,401
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 278.1 6,850.4 1,144.1 1,263.0 4,105.6
Population per square mile, 2010 287.6 6,211.5 1,071.7 1,195.5 3,884.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 518.66 126.09 301.87 7,354.76 232.79
Land area in square miles, 2010 519.01 126.21 301.81 7,354.22 233.01
FIPS Code 34037 34013 34035 34 34003
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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