Union County vs. Middlesex County

	Union County (NJ)	Middlesex County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	558,067	829,685
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.0%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	536,567	809,924
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	536,499	809,858
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	15.0%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.7%
White alone, percent	67.6%	60.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.7%	11.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	5.7%	25.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.3%	21.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	39.8%	42.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	14,948	24,692
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.0%	32.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	202,688	302,239
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.9%	63.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$357,300	$336,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,705	$2,447
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,196	$1,027
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,248	$1,432
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	43.5%	34.6%
Building permits, 2018	2,312	2,737
Households, 2014-2018	188,987	284,174
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.89	2.80
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	43.5%	43.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	84.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.2%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.1%	42.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.6%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	8.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.3%	64.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	819,132	1,387,200
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,370,818	5,084,450
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	20,139,410	15,784,943
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,069,550	40,540,733
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,376,336	11,869,778
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,560	$14,422
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.4	33.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$77,095	$85,954
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,201	$38,140
Persons in poverty, percent	7.8%	8.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,821	21,850
Total employment, 2017	201,537	393,849
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	13,136,590	24,817,893
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	46,288	60,075
All firms, 2012	50,710	68,733
Men-owned firms, 2012	31,393	41,119
Women-owned firms, 2012	15,395	20,366
Minority-owned firms, 2012	20,768	28,634
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	28,234	37,891
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,401	4,092
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	45,572	61,658
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	19.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.6%	9.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	26.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	5,216.1	2,621.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	102.86	308.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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