Ocean County vs. Burlington County
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Ocean County (NJ) Burlington County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 601,651 445,384
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.4% -0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 576,546 448,730
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 576,567 448,734
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.1% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.0% 20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.5% 16.9%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 50.7%
White alone, percent 92.8% 73.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.5% 18.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 1.9% 5.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.4% 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.5% 8.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 84.4% 67.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 37,637 29,527
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 9.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 284,906 179,893
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 80.0% 75.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $272,900 $247,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,015 $2,101
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $755 $897
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,422 $1,299
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 13.2% 18.8%
Building permits, 2018 2,283 1,268
Households, 2014-2018 225,270 165,496
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.60 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 90.5% 89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.3% 13.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.8% 92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.7% 87.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.8% 93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.2% 37.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.7% 7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.4% 65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.0% 62.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 801,532 771,418
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,185,948 2,710,591
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,400,022 5,496,624
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,295,682 14,927,387
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,695,378 6,868,632
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,257 $15,218
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 30.9 29.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $68,021 $84,992
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,784 $41,517
Persons in poverty, percent 9.7% 6.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 13,380 10,444
Total employment, 2017 144,569 180,194
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 5,593,452 9,509,218
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.3% -1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 43,356 29,235
All firms, 2012 44,507 32,404
Men-owned firms, 2012 26,414 19,316
Women-owned firms, 2012 13,551 9,473
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,152 6,296
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 39,088 24,687
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,787 3,105
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 39,103 27,554
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 8.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 4.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6% 27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 917.0 561.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 628.78 798.58
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ocean county (NJ) and Burlington county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.