Sussex County vs. Monroe County
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Sussex County (NJ) Monroe County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 140,799 169,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -5.4% -0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 148,909 169,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 149,265 169,842
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.5% 4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.8% 19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.3% 17.2%
Female persons, percent 50.3% 50.5%
White alone, percent 93.5% 77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.5% 16.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 2.0% 2.7%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.6% 16.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 85.8% 65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 7,710 10,936
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 10.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 62,464 81,663
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 82.5% 77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $266,000 $167,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,241 $1,679
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $974 $647
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,260 $1,087
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 13.4% 8.3%
Building permits, 2018 156 186
Households, 2014-2018 53,361 56,770
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.63 2.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.9% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.5% 15.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.3% 90.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 88.1% 82.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.8% 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.9% 24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.1% 7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.3% 61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.6% 57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 222,300 724,750
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 551,185 643,147
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,819,816 2,140,383
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,343 $12,680
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 38.2 39.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $90,520 $63,931
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $42,639 $28,486
Persons in poverty, percent 5.2% 12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,224 3,385
Total employment, 2017 32,217 49,290
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,352,356 1,764,886
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.4% 4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 11,240 10,611
All firms, 2012 12,238 12,777
Men-owned firms, 2012 7,489 7,399
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,366 4,123
Minority-owned firms, 2012 924 2,174
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,972 10,154
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,212 1,140
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 10,439 11,021
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.8% 27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 287.6 279.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 519.01 608.29
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sussex county (NJ) and Monroe county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.