Union County vs. Morris County

Union County (NJ)Morris County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)558,067494,228
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.0%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)536,567492,314
Population, Census, April 1, 2010536,499492,276
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.4%17.1%
Female persons, percent51.2%50.9%
White alone, percent67.6%83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent23.7%3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.7%10.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent32.3%13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent39.8%70.8%
Veterans, 2014-201814,94818,808
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201830.0%19.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)202,688194,282
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.9%74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$357,300$448,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,705$2,864
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,196$1,173
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,248$1,476
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201343.5%25.4%
Building permits, 20182,3121,589
Households, 2014-2018188,987180,896
Persons per household, 2014-20182.892.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201843.5%24.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.7%93.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.7%90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.2%94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.1%53.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.6%4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.3%5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.3%68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)819,1321,235,003
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,370,8184,235,357
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)20,139,4105,177,971
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,069,55021,280,552
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,376,3369,346,928
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,560$18,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201831.431.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$77,095$111,316
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,201$55,826
Persons in poverty, percent7.8%4.7%
Total employer establishments, 201713,82116,962
Total employment, 2017201,537305,297
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,136,59023,883,618
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201746,28844,473
All firms, 201250,71053,567
Men-owned firms, 201231,39331,260
Women-owned firms, 201215,39516,132
Minority-owned firms, 201220,7689,323
Nonminority-owned firms, 201228,23442,107
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,4013,955
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201245,57247,200
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.1%2.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%7.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200714.6%5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.9%24.3%
Population per square mile, 20105,216.11,069.8
Land area in square miles, 2010102.86460.18

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