New York vs. New Jersey
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New York New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 19,453,561 8,882,190 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.4% 1.0% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 19,378,144 8,791,978 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 19,378,102 8,791,894 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.8% Persons under 18 years, percent 20.8% 21.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 16.1% Female persons, percent 51.4% 51.1% White alone, percent 69.7% 72.0% Black or African American alone, percent 17.6% 15.0% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 0.6% Asian alone, percent 9.0% 10.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, percent 19.2% 20.6% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 55.4% 54.9% Veterans, 2014-2018 730,557 333,835 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 22.6% 22.2% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8,363,934 3,628,302 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 53.9% 63.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $302,200 $327,900 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,114 $2,439 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $755 $1,031 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,240 $1,295 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 50.6% 36.0% Building permits, 2018 37,778 27,942 Households, 2014-2018 7,316,537 3,213,362 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.60 2.71 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.5% 89.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 31.0% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.2% 90.1% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.9% 84.1% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.5% 89.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.9% 38.9% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.6% 6.6% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.3% 8.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.0% 65.5% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.5% 60.1% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 49,285,508 19,673,558 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 155,666,053 60,375,232 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 148,879,931 108,854,971 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 341,734,970 288,467,844 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 251,167,736 133,665,728 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,834 $15,079 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 33.3 31.7 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,323 $79,363 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,470 $40,895 Persons in poverty, percent 13.6% 9.5% Total employer establishments, 2017 547,034 233,907 Total employment, 2017 8,261,269 3,679,443 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 547,344,236 220,310,440 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.0% 1.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,751,378 716,918 All firms, 2012 2,008,988 792,088 Men-owned firms, 2012 1,139,910 464,592 Women-owned firms, 2012 725,709 252,944 Minority-owned firms, 2012 709,021 237,242 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,248,304 533,808 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 137,532 57,996 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,811,544 707,975 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.4% 7.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.1% 8.7% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.9% 8.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.4% 27.3% Population per square mile, 2010 411.2 1,195.5 Land area in square miles, 2010 47,126.40 7,354.22
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between New York and New Jersey using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
