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Union County, New Jersey; Sussex County, New Jersey; Atlantic County, New Jersey; Burlington County, New Jersey; Ocean County, New Jersey

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Table

Union County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
572,114
145,543
274,966
464,269
648,998
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
572,114
145,543
274,966
464,269
648,998
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
575,345
144,221
274,534
461,860
637,229
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)
-0.6%
0.9%
0.2%
0.5%
1.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 575,345 144,221 274,534 461,860 637,229
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 536,499 149,265 274,549 448,734 576,567
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
4.6%
5.2%
5.0%
7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.4%
19.3%
20.9%
20.6%
24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.9%
18.7%
19.3%
17.7%
22.4%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
49.8%
51.2%
50.5%
51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
66.8%
92.6%
71.1%
71.9%
92.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
23.8%
3.0%
17.1%
18.7%
3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.3%
0.7%
0.4%
0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.0%
2.3%
8.0%
5.8%
2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Z
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
1.8%
2.9%
3.2%
1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
33.6%
10.5%
19.9%
9.2%
9.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
38.3%
83.3%
55.5%
65.1%
83.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 13,155 6,881 11,934 26,338 33,551
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 30.8% 7.9% 15.9% 10.3% 7.8%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 211,074 62,857 132,228 186,144 295,584
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 58.2% 84.2% 66.9% 75.6% 79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $393,900 $282,700 $222,600 $270,000 $298,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $2,852 $2,284 $1,999 $2,207 $2,122
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,302 $989 $917 $967 $816
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,407 $1,387 $1,175 $1,444 $1,538
Building permits, 2021 3,207 164 804 2,119 3,758
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 198,506 55,401 105,277 172,400 237,729
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.84 2.57 2.55 2.60 2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 90.4% 92.0% 87.7% 88.6% 90.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 45.2% 10.3% 26.7% 13.9% 12.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 93.2% 95.7% 93.3% 95.0% 91.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 88.7% 92.5% 87.7% 92.2% 84.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 87.3% 95.4% 87.8% 94.0% 92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 37.6% 38.1% 29.4% 40.0% 32.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 5.7% 7.4% 9.8% 7.6% 7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
13.2%
5.7%
8.8%
5.5%
6.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 68.6% 68.2% 63.4% 64.8% 58.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 63.5% 64.2% 59.5% 61.9% 55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,158,054 274,226 3,550,725 902,336 1,114,823
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,951,007 662,924 2,202,509 3,281,131 4,219,515
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,264,500 76,344 321,160 942,127 378,392
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,666,629 1,832,807 4,631,105 8,223,094 8,720,101
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $15,624 $12,974 $17,447 $18,428 $14,642
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 30.8 36.9 25.2 29.6 30.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $87,369 $101,645 $66,473 $95,935 $76,644
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $45,178 $48,744 $36,143 $47,065 $39,035
Persons in poverty, percent
9.3%
6.1%
15.1%
7.6%
11.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 13,934 3,093 6,128 10,502 13,765
Total employment, 2020 205,090 31,867 110,573 194,483 153,423
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 14,248,849 1,416,883 4,455,382 11,072,272 6,241,693
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 0.2% -0.6% 0.1% 2.9% 0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 49,467 11,486 18,523 30,769 47,098
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,974 3,109 5,333 8,532 11,680
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,754 1,998 3,134 5,370 7,594
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,127 536 1,010 1,461 1,977
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,880 366 967 1,247 1,121
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,927 2,493 3,781 6,313 9,664
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 267 420 525
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,279 2,684 4,412 7,063 10,142
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 5,598.6 278.1 494.2 577.8 1,014.2
Population per square mile, 2010 5,216.1 287.6 494.1 561.9 917.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 102.77 518.66 555.51 799.29 628.29
Land area in square miles, 2010 102.86 519.01 555.70 798.58 628.78
FIPS Code 34039 34037 34001 34005 34029
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.

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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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