Morris County vs. Union County
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Morris County (NJ) Union County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 494,228 558,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.4% 4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 492,314 536,567
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 492,276 536,499
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.1% 23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 14.4%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 51.2%
White alone, percent 83.2% 67.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.8% 23.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 10.7% 5.7%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 13.7% 32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 70.8% 39.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 18,808 14,948
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 19.1% 30.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 194,282 202,688
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.4% 58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $448,800 $357,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,864 $2,705
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,173 $1,196
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,476 $1,248
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 25.4% 43.5%
Building permits, 2018 1,589 2,312
Households, 2014-2018 180,896 188,987
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.68 2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.9% 90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 24.3% 43.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.7% 88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 90.3% 81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.3% 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 53.6% 35.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 4.6% 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.9% 11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.3% 68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.7% 62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,235,003 819,132
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 4,235,357 3,370,818
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,177,971 20,139,410
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 21,280,552 14,069,550
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,346,928 7,376,336
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $18,769 $13,560
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 31.0 31.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $111,316 $77,095
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,826 $40,201
Persons in poverty, percent 4.7% 7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 16,962 13,821
Total employment, 2017 305,297 201,537
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 23,883,618 13,136,590
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% 0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 44,473 46,288
All firms, 2012 53,567 50,710
Men-owned firms, 2012 31,260 31,393
Women-owned firms, 2012 16,132 15,395
Minority-owned firms, 2012 9,323 20,768
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 42,107 28,234
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,955 3,401
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 47,200 45,572
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 13.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.2% 5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 14.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3% 25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,069.8 5,216.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 460.18 102.86
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Morris county (NJ) and Union county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.