Monmouth County vs. Mercer County

Monmouth County (NJ)Mercer County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)621,354369,811
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.4%0.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)630,374367,511
Population, Census, April 1, 2010630,380366,513
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.2%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.6%15.1%
Female persons, percent51.4%51.1%
White alone, percent84.6%63.6%
Black or African American alone, percent7.6%21.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent5.7%11.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.1%18.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.0%48.8%
Veterans, 2014-201825,94812,597
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.3%22.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)262,161145,121
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.7%63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$408,400$284,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,645$2,330
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,106$990
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,372$1,233
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.8%30.1%
Building permits, 20181,897501
Households, 2014-2018233,874129,873
Persons per household, 2014-20182.642.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.4%29.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.1%90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.4%81.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.2%88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201844.9%42.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.4%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.8%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,318,879731,437
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,809,4612,981,025
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,053,1442,220,326
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,026,0975,127,391
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,519$13,922
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.328.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$95,699$79,990
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,959$42,155
Persons in poverty, percent6.7%10.9%
Total employer establishments, 201719,2949,732
Total employment, 2017242,695196,384
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)12,309,45013,434,117
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201757,06126,050
All firms, 201264,46029,640
Men-owned firms, 201238,99317,106
Women-owned firms, 201218,1679,492
Minority-owned firms, 201210,6368,543
Nonminority-owned firms, 201251,80419,683
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,8132,223
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201257,42625,807
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%7.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.9%10.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%4.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.7%29.9%
Population per square mile, 20101,344.71,632.2
Land area in square miles, 2010468.79224.56

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