Burlington County vs. Ocean County

Burlington County (NJ)Ocean County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)445,384601,651
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.7%4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)448,730576,546
Population, Census, April 1, 2010448,734576,567
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.8%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%22.5%
Female persons, percent50.7%51.7%
White alone, percent73.1%92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent18.2%3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.3%1.9%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.3%9.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.0%84.4%
Veterans, 2014-201829,52737,637
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.7%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)179,893284,906
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.7%80.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$247,600$272,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,101$2,015
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$897$755
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,299$1,422
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.8%13.2%
Building permits, 20181,2682,283
Households, 2014-2018165,496225,270
Persons per household, 2014-20182.632.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.1%12.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.2%87.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.3%80.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.6%91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.5%29.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.5%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.5%58.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%54.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)771,418801,532
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,710,5913,185,948
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,496,6241,400,022
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,927,3871,295,682
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,868,6327,695,378
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,218$13,257
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.730.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$84,992$68,021
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,517$34,784
Persons in poverty, percent6.2%9.7%
Total employer establishments, 201710,44413,380
Total employment, 2017180,194144,569
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,509,2185,593,452
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.1%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201729,23543,356
All firms, 201232,40444,507
Men-owned firms, 201219,31626,414
Women-owned firms, 20129,47313,551
Minority-owned firms, 20126,2964,152
Nonminority-owned firms, 201224,68739,088
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,1053,787
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201227,55439,103
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.8%2.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%2.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.7%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010561.9917.0
Land area in square miles, 2010798.58628.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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