Mercer County vs. Hunterdon County

Mercer County (NJ)Hunterdon County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)369,811124,714
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.6%-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)367,511127,357
Population, Census, April 1, 2010366,513128,349
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.1%18.5%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.5%
White alone, percent63.6%91.0%
Black or African American alone, percent21.5%2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.2%
Asian alone, percent11.6%4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.1%6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent48.8%85.1%
Veterans, 2014-201812,5975,486
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.0%9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)145,12150,463
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.9%83.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$284,200$402,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,330$2,693
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$990$1,111
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,233$1,402
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.1%14.9%
Building permits, 2018501621
Households, 2014-2018129,87347,180
Persons per household, 2014-20182.712.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201829.6%10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.0%93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.6%89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.0%95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201842.0%52.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%4.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.8%66.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.0%63.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)731,437206,253
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,981,025794,379
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,220,3261,400,241
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,127,3912,349,986
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,922$18,497
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.034.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$79,990$112,535
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,155$54,984
Persons in poverty, percent10.9%4.4%
Total employer establishments, 20179,7323,813
Total employment, 2017196,38449,069
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,434,1173,163,509
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%12.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201726,05012,071
All firms, 201229,64013,804
Men-owned firms, 201217,1068,340
Women-owned firms, 20129,4923,857
Minority-owned firms, 20128,5431,418
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,68312,013
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2231,248
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201225,80711,980
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200710.0%3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%29.8%
Population per square mile, 20101,632.2300.0
Land area in square miles, 2010224.56427.82

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