Somerset County vs. Morris County
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Somerset County (NJ) Morris County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 331,164 494,228
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.4% 0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 323,433 492,314
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 323,444 492,276
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.9% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.6% 17.1%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 50.9%
White alone, percent 68.6% 83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 10.4% 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 18.6% 10.7%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 15.0% 13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 55.5% 70.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 9,761 18,808
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 25.0% 19.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 127,012 194,282
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.6% 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, 2009-2013 25.3% 25.4%
Building permits, 2018 1,309 1,589
Households, 2014-2018 117,012 180,896
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.78 2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 90.8% 91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 24.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.0% 93.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 90.7% 90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.7% 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 54.5% 53.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 4.6% 4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.7% 5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.5% 68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.5% 61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 739,850 1,235,003
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,475,712 4,235,357
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 4,974,693 5,177,971
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 25,544,663 21,280,552
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,609,291 9,346,928
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $17,117 $18,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.3 31.0
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, percent 4.9% 4.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 10,006 16,962
Total employment, 2017 186,523 305,297
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 15,750,383 23,883,618
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.2% 2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 27,967 44,473
All firms, 2012 32,335 53,567
Men-owned firms, 2012 19,101 31,260
Women-owned firms, 2012 9,621 16,132
Minority-owned firms, 2012 8,766 9,323
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 22,289 42,107
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,504 3,955
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 28,249 47,200
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.7% 2.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.1% 7.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.4% 5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.5% 24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,071.7 1,069.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 301.81 460.18
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.