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   People QuickFactsNew JerseyUSA
Population definition and source info Population, 2012 estimate 8,864,590313,914,040
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 8,791,898308,747,508
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.8%1.7%
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 8,791,894308,745,538
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 6.0%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 22.9%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 14.1%13.7%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2012 51.2%50.8%
 
White alone, percent definition and source info White alone, percent, 2012 (a) 73.8%77.9%
Black or African American alone, percent definition and source info Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) 14.7%13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2012 (a) 0.6%1.2%
Asian alone, percent definition and source info Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) 9.0%5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) 0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent definition and source info Two or More Races, percent, 2012 1.9%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent definition and source info Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) 18.5%16.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent definition and source info White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 58.2%63.0%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 89.7%84.6%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 20.6%12.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 29.2%20.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.6%85.4%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 35.0%28.2%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2007-2011 472,71622,215,303
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 30.125.4
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2011 3,562,553132,312,404
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 66.6%66.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 35.9%25.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $349,100$186,200
Households definition and source info Households, 2007-2011 3,180,854114,761,359
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.692.60
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $35,678$27,915
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2007-2011 $71,180$52,762
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 9.4%14.3%
   Business QuickFactsNew JerseyUSA
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 226,87817,354,043
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2011 3,377,8481113,425,965
Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 0.3%11.3%
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2011 615,14222,491,080
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 781,62227,092,908
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.7%7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.7%5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.7%8.3%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.3%28.8%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 116,608,0945,319,456,312
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 233,413,0044,174,286,516
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 124,813,5803,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,453$12,990
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 19,993,613613,795,732
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2012 17,939829,658
   Geography QuickFactsNew JerseyUSA
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 7,354.223,531,905.43
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 1,195.587.4
definition and source info FIPS Code 34

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 25 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits
Last Revised: Thursday, 27-Jun-2013 13:52:14 EDT