Somerset County vs. Morris County

Somerset County (NJ)Morris County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)331,164494,228
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.4%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)323,433492,314
Population, Census, April 1, 2010323,444492,276
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.6%17.1%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.9%
White alone, percent68.6%83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent10.4%3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent18.6%10.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent15.0%13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent55.5%70.8%
Veterans, 2014-20189,76118,808
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201825.0%19.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)127,012194,282
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.6%74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$420,500$448,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,754$2,864
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,161$1,173
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,552$1,476
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.3%25.4%
Building permits, 20181,3091,589
Households, 2014-2018117,012180,896
Persons per household, 2014-20182.782.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.8%91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201830.5%24.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.0%93.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.7%90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.7%94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201854.5%53.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20184.6%4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.7%5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.5%68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)739,8501,235,003
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,475,7124,235,357
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,974,6935,177,971
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)25,544,66321,280,552
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,609,2919,346,928
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,117$18,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.331.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$111,772$111,316
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,393$55,826
Persons in poverty, percent4.9%4.7%
Total employer establishments, 201710,00616,962
Total employment, 2017186,523305,297
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)15,750,38323,883,618
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.2%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201727,96744,473
All firms, 201232,33553,567
Men-owned firms, 201219,10131,260
Women-owned firms, 20129,62116,132
Minority-owned firms, 20128,7669,323
Nonminority-owned firms, 201222,28942,107
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,5043,955
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201228,24947,200
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%2.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200711.1%7.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.4%5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.5%24.3%
Population per square mile, 20101,071.71,069.8
Land area in square miles, 2010301.81460.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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