Middlesex County vs. Somerset County

	Middlesex County (NJ)	Somerset County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	829,685	331,164
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.4%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	809,924	323,433
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	809,858	323,444
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.0%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.1%
White alone, percent	60.3%	68.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.7%	10.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	25.1%	18.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.6%	15.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.3%	55.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	24,692	9,761
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	32.7%	25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	302,239	127,012
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.3%	75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$336,200	$420,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,447	$2,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,027	$1,161
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,432	$1,552
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.6%	25.3%
Building permits, 2018	2,737	1,309
Households, 2014-2018	284,174	117,012
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.80	2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.2%	90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	43.5%	30.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.4%	94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	90.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.8%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.7%	54.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.5%	68.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.2%	62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,387,200	739,850
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,084,450	2,475,712
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	15,784,943	4,974,693
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,540,733	25,544,663
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,869,778	5,609,291
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,422	$17,117
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.9	32.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$85,954	$111,772
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,140	$54,393
Persons in poverty, percent	8.2%	4.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	21,850	10,006
Total employment, 2017	393,849	186,523
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	24,817,893	15,750,383
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	60,075	27,967
All firms, 2012	68,733	32,335
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,119	19,101
Women-owned firms, 2012	20,366	9,621
Minority-owned firms, 2012	28,634	8,766
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	37,891	22,289
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,092	2,504
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	61,658	28,249
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.5%	11.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.4%	6.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.0%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,621.6	1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	308.91	301.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Middlesex county (NJ) and Somerset county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.