Bucks County vs. Hunterdon County

	Bucks County (PA)	Hunterdon County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	628,195	124,714
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.5%	-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	625,266	127,357
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	625,249	128,349
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.6%	18.5%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.5%
White alone, percent	88.4%	91.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.4%	2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	5.1%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.5%	6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.8%	85.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	34,363	5,486
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.0%	9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	251,515	50,463
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.5%	83.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$323,300	$402,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,140	$2,693
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$793	$1,111
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,207	$1,402
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.3%	14.9%
Building permits, 2018	907	621
Households, 2014-2018	237,383	47,180
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.8%	91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.9%	10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.9%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.5%	52.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.3%	4.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.5%	66.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	63.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,136,076	206,253
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,735,597	794,379
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,681,380	1,400,241
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,999,722	1,030,558
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,185,137	2,349,986
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,243	$18,497
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.2	34.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$86,055	$112,535
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,103	$54,984
Persons in poverty, percent	5.7%	4.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,355	3,813
Total employment, 2017	252,929	49,069
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	11,813,516	3,163,509
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	12.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	54,140	12,071
All firms, 2012	64,386	13,804
Men-owned firms, 2012	40,579	8,340
Women-owned firms, 2012	17,690	3,857
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,202	1,418
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	57,516	12,013
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,536	1,248
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,244	11,980
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.5%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.9%	29.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,034.7	300.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	604.31	427.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

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