Middlesex County vs. Union County

	Middlesex County (NJ)	Union County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	829,685	558,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.4%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	809,924	536,567
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	809,858	536,499
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.0%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.2%
White alone, percent	60.3%	67.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.7%	23.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	25.1%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.6%	32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.3%	39.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	24,692	14,948
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	32.7%	30.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	302,239	202,688
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.3%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$336,200	$357,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,447	$2,705
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,027	$1,196
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,432	$1,248
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.6%	43.5%
Building permits, 2018	2,737	2,312
Households, 2014-2018	284,174	188,987
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.80	2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.2%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	43.5%	43.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.4%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.8%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.7%	35.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.5%	68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.2%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,387,200	819,132
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,084,450	3,370,818
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	15,784,943	20,139,410
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,540,733	14,069,550
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,869,778	7,376,336
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,422	$13,560
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.9	31.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$85,954	$77,095
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,140	$40,201
Persons in poverty, percent	8.2%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	21,850	13,821
Total employment, 2017	393,849	201,537
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	24,817,893	13,136,590
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	60,075	46,288
All firms, 2012	68,733	50,710
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,119	31,393
Women-owned firms, 2012	20,366	15,395
Minority-owned firms, 2012	28,634	20,768
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	37,891	28,234
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,092	3,401
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	61,658	45,572
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	13.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.5%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.4%	14.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.0%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,621.6	5,216.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	308.91	102.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

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