Hudson County vs. Union County

	Hudson County (NJ)	Union County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	676,061	558,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.6%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	634,245	536,567
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	634,266	536,499
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.8%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	51.2%
White alone, percent	64.7%	67.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.8%	23.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	16.4%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.9%	32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	28.8%	39.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,172	14,948
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	42.8%	30.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	284,142	202,688
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	31.5%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$364,100	$357,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,730	$2,705
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,136	$1,196
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,340	$1,248
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	83.5%	43.5%
Building permits, 2018	4,617	2,312
Households, 2014-2018	255,429	188,987
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.59	2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.5%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	43.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.2%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.9%	35.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.2%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.9%	68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.3%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,214,543	819,132
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,397,648	3,370,818
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,682,881	20,139,410
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	26,043,076	14,069,550
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,647,592	7,376,336
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,191	$13,560
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.0	31.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,289	$77,095
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,147	$40,201
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,550	13,821
Total employment, 2017	231,615	201,537
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,807,534	13,136,590
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	58,450	46,288
All firms, 2012	61,484	50,710
Men-owned firms, 2012	33,388	31,393
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,648	15,395
Minority-owned firms, 2012	33,607	20,768
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	25,747	28,234
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,090	3,401
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	56,449	45,572
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.8%	13.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.6%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.5%	14.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	13,731.4	5,216.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	46.19	102.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

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