Union County vs. Somerset County

	Union County (NJ)	Somerset County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	558,067	331,164
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.0%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	536,567	323,433
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	536,499	323,444
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.1%
White alone, percent	67.6%	68.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.7%	10.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.7%	18.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.3%	15.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	39.8%	55.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	14,948	9,761
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.0%	25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	202,688	127,012
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.9%	75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$357,300	$420,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,705	$2,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,196	$1,161
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,248	$1,552
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	43.5%	25.3%
Building permits, 2018	2,312	1,309
Households, 2014-2018	188,987	117,012
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.89	2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	43.5%	30.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	90.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.2%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.1%	54.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.6%	4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.3%	68.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	819,132	739,850
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,370,818	2,475,712
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	20,139,410	4,974,693
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,069,550	25,544,663
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,376,336	5,609,291
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,560	$17,117
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.4	32.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$77,095	$111,772
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,201	$54,393
Persons in poverty, percent	7.8%	4.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,821	10,006
Total employment, 2017	201,537	186,523
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	13,136,590	15,750,383
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	46,288	27,967
All firms, 2012	50,710	32,335
Men-owned firms, 2012	31,393	19,101
Women-owned firms, 2012	15,395	9,621
Minority-owned firms, 2012	20,768	8,766
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	28,234	22,289
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,401	2,504
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	45,572	28,249
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.1%	5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	11.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.6%	6.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	5,216.1	1,071.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	102.86	301.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

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