Somerset County vs. Union County

	Somerset County (NJ)	Union County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	331,164	558,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.4%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	323,433	536,567
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	323,444	536,499
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.2%
White alone, percent	68.6%	67.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.4%	23.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	18.6%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.0%	32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.5%	39.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,761	14,948
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	25.0%	30.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	127,012	202,688
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.6%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$420,500	$357,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,754	$2,705
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,161	$1,196
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,552	$1,248
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.3%	43.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,309	2,312
Households, 2014-2018	117,012	188,987
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.78	2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.8%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	30.5%	43.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.0%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.7%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	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	5.7%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.5%	68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.5%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	739,850	819,132
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,475,712	3,370,818
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,974,693	20,139,410
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,544,663	14,069,550
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,609,291	7,376,336
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,117	$13,560
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.3	31.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$111,772	$77,095
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,393	$40,201
Persons in poverty, percent	4.9%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,006	13,821
Total employment, 2017	186,523	201,537
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,750,383	13,136,590
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.2%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	27,967	46,288
All firms, 2012	32,335	50,710
Men-owned firms, 2012	19,101	31,393
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,621	15,395
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,766	20,768
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,289	28,234
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,504	3,401
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	28,249	45,572
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	13.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.1%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	14.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.5%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,071.7	5,216.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	301.81	102.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

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