Mercer County vs. Monmouth County

Mercer County (NJ)Monmouth County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)369,811621,354
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.6%-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)367,511630,374
Population, Census, April 1, 2010366,513630,380
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.1%17.6%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.4%
White alone, percent63.6%84.6%
Black or African American alone, percent21.5%7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent11.6%5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.1%11.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent48.8%75.0%
Veterans, 2014-201812,59725,948
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.0%13.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)145,121262,161
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.9%73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$284,200$408,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,330$2,645
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$990$1,106
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,233$1,372
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.1%24.8%
Building permits, 20185011,897
Households, 2014-2018129,873233,874
Persons per household, 2014-20182.712.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201829.6%17.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.0%92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.6%87.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.0%93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201842.0%44.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.8%65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.0%59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)731,4371,318,879
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,981,0254,809,461
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,220,3263,053,144
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,127,39111,026,097
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,922$17,519
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.034.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$79,990$95,699
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,155$48,959
Persons in poverty, percent10.9%6.7%
Total employer establishments, 20179,73219,294
Total employment, 2017196,384242,695
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,434,11712,309,450
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201726,05057,061
All firms, 201229,64064,460
Men-owned firms, 201217,10638,993
Women-owned firms, 20129,49218,167
Minority-owned firms, 20128,54310,636
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,68351,804
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2234,813
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201225,80757,426
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%3.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200710.0%5.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%25.7%
Population per square mile, 20101,632.21,344.7
Land area in square miles, 2010224.56468.79

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