Essex County vs. Union County

	Essex County (NJ)	Union County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	799,767	558,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.0%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	783,885	536,567
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	783,969	536,499
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.6%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	51.2%
White alone, percent	49.0%	67.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	41.9%	23.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	23.5%	32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	30.5%	39.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,906	14,948
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	26.5%	30.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	318,813	202,688
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	44.2%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$372,600	$357,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,823	$2,705
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,302	$1,196
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,143	$1,248
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	60.1%	43.5%
Building permits, 2018	2,053	2,312
Households, 2014-2018	282,502	188,987
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.5%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	35.1%	43.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.4%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.5%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.7%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.8%	35.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.1%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.5%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.8%	68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,378,698	819,132
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,274,291	3,370,818
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,942,038	20,139,410
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,657,695	14,069,550
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,204,586	7,376,336
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,685	$13,560
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.6	31.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,302	$77,095
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,141	$40,201
Persons in poverty, percent	14.9%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	18,874	13,821
Total employment, 2017	292,219	201,537
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,747,947	13,136,590
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	69,794	46,288
All firms, 2012	75,564	50,710
Men-owned firms, 2012	39,994	31,393
Women-owned firms, 2012	29,092	15,395
Minority-owned firms, 2012	35,331	20,768
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	37,784	28,234
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,543	3,401
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	68,453	45,572
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.0%	13.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.4%	14.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.9%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	6,211.5	5,216.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	126.21	102.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

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