Bergen County vs. Hudson County

	Bergen County (NJ)	Hudson County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	936,692	676,061
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.5%	6.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	905,143	634,245
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	905,116	634,266
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	11.8%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	50.2%
White alone, percent	73.0%	64.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.3%	14.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	16.9%	16.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.6%	42.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.7%	28.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,903	12,172
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.7%	42.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	359,291	284,142
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.4%	31.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$459,200	$364,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,007	$2,730
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,254	$1,136
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,454	$1,340
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.9%	83.5%
Building permits, 2018	2,849	4,617
Households, 2014-2018	338,249	255,429
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.3%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	39.7%	59.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	83.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.2%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.3%	40.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.3%	6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	68.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,016,749	1,214,543
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	9,302,959	2,397,648
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,577,581	2,682,881
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,906,550	26,043,076
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,349,156	6,647,592
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$22,145	$10,191
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.7	36.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$95,837	$66,289
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,426	$38,147
Persons in poverty, percent	6.8%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	31,916	13,550
Total employment, 2017	436,581	231,615
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,796,163	16,807,534
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	98,170	58,450
All firms, 2012	110,267	61,484
Men-owned firms, 2012	63,895	33,388
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,576	22,648
Minority-owned firms, 2012	31,395	33,607
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	75,344	25,747
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,713	3,090
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	98,227	56,449
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	11.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.3%	12.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.4%	25.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	3,884.5	13,731.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	233.01	46.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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