Ocean County vs. Burlington County

Ocean County (NJ)Burlington County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)601,651445,384
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.4%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)576,546448,730
Population, Census, April 1, 2010576,567448,734
Persons under 5 years, percent7.1%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.5%16.9%
Female persons, percent51.7%50.7%
White alone, percent92.8%73.1%
Black or African American alone, percent3.5%18.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.9%5.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.5%8.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.4%67.0%
Veterans, 2014-201837,63729,527
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%9.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)284,906179,893
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.0%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, 2009-201313.2%18.8%
Building permits, 20182,2831,268
Households, 2014-2018225,270165,496
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.5%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.3%13.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.8%92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.7%87.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.8%93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.2%37.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.4%65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.0%62.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)801,532771,418
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,185,9482,710,591
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,400,0225,496,624
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,295,68214,927,387
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,695,3786,868,632
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,257$15,218
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.929.7
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, percent9.7%6.2%
Total employer establishments, 201713,38010,444
Total employment, 2017144,569180,194
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,593,4529,509,218
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201743,35629,235
All firms, 201244,50732,404
Men-owned firms, 201226,41419,316
Women-owned firms, 201213,5519,473
Minority-owned firms, 20124,1526,296
Nonminority-owned firms, 201239,08824,687
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,7873,105
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201239,10327,554
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%8.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%4.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010917.0561.9
Land area in square miles, 2010628.78798.58

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.