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New Jersey

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New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8,882,190
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8,882,190
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 8,791,978
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 9,288,994
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,791,894
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.6%
Female persons, percent
51.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
10.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
20.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
54.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2015-2019 321,991
Foreign born persons, percent, 2015-2019 22.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3,641,812
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2015-2019 63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 $335,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2015-2019 $2,465
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2015-2019 $1,052
Median gross rent, 2015-2019 $1,334
Building permits, 2020 36,146
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2015-2019 3,231,874
Persons per household, 2015-2019 2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2015-2019 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2015-2019 31.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2015-2019 91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2015-2019 85.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2015-2019 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2015-2019 39.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2015-2019 6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2015-2019 65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2015-2019 60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 19,673,558
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 60,375,232
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 108,854,971
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 133,665,728
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $15,079
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2015-2019 32.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 $82,545
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 $42,745
Persons in poverty, percent
9.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2019 233,888
Total employment, 2019 3,805,357
Total annual payroll, 2019 ($1,000) 239,861,512
Total employment, percent change, 2018-2019 1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2018 745,483
All firms, 2012 792,088
Men-owned firms, 2012 464,592
Women-owned firms, 2012 252,944
Minority-owned firms, 2012 237,242
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 533,808
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 57,996
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 707,975
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 1,195.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 7,354.22
FIPS Code 34
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., V2019) refers to the final year of the series (2010 thru 2019). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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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