Gloucester County vs. Cumberland County

	Gloucester County (NJ)	Cumberland County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	291,408	150,972
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.0%	-3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	288,570	156,633
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	288,288	156,898
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	49.0%
White alone, percent	83.1%	71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.2%	21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	3.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.4%	31.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.1%	45.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,013	6,521
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.3%	10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	113,903	56,490
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.2%	64.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$216,700	$162,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,067	$1,611
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$875	$728
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,186	$1,028
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.9%	20.2%
Building permits, 2018	640	74
Households, 2014-2018	104,587	50,608
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.74	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.3%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.8%	27.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.7%	82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.9%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.9%	14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.9%	10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.5%	12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	56.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	406,593	173,701
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,298,161	872,101
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,683,585	2,811,963
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,524,394	2,422,383
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,452,888	2,049,003
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,377	$12,986
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.5	24.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$85,160	$52,593
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,888	$23,946
Persons in poverty, percent	7.6%	15.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,092	2,815
Total employment, 2017	96,513	47,231
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,115,401	1,880,237
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	17,022	6,096
All firms, 2012	18,125	8,322
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,561	5,083
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,663	2,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,569	2,388
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,835	5,504
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,776	807
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	15,556	7,018
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.6%	9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	8.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.5%	21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	895.3	324.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	322.01	483.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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