Hunterdon County vs. Somerset County
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Hunterdon County (NJ) Somerset County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 124,714 331,164
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -2.1% 2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 127,357 323,433
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 128,349 323,444
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.1% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.3% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.5% 15.6%
Female persons, percent 50.5% 51.1%
White alone, percent 91.0% 68.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.9% 10.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 4.2% 18.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.4% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.8% 15.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 85.1% 55.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,486 9,761
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 50,463 127,012
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 83.3% 75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $402,800 $420,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,693 $2,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,111 $1,161
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,402 $1,552
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 14.9% 25.3%
Building permits, 2018 621 1,309
Households, 2014-2018 47,180 117,012
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.56 2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.6% 90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.7% 30.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.5% 94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.3% 90.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.1% 94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 52.0% 54.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.0% 4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.9% 5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.7% 68.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.7% 62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 206,253 739,850
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 794,379 2,475,712
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,400,241 4,974,693
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,030,558 25,544,663
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,349,986 5,609,291
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $18,497 $17,117
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 34.1 32.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $112,535 $111,772
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,984 $54,393
Persons in poverty, percent 4.4% 4.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,813 10,006
Total employment, 2017 49,069 186,523
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,163,509 15,750,383
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 12.2% -2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 12,071 27,967
All firms, 2012 13,804 32,335
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,340 19,101
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,857 9,621
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,418 8,766
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 12,013 22,289
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,248 2,504
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 11,980 28,249
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 11.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 6.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8% 27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 300.0 1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 427.82 301.81
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hunterdon county (NJ) and Somerset county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.