Burlington County, New Jersey

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  People QuickFactsBurlington CountyNew Jersey

	Population, 2004 estimate	449,685	8,698,879
	Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004	6.2%	3.4%
	Population, 2000	423,394	8,414,350
	Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	7.2%	8.6%
	Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.4%	6.7%
	Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.2%	24.8%
	Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	12.6%	13.2%
	Female persons, percent, 2000	50.5%	51.5%
	White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	78.4%	72.6%
	Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	15.1%	13.6%
	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.2%
	Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.7%	5.7%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
	Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	1.5%	5.4%
	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.1%	2.5%
	White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	76.3%	66.0%
	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	4.2%	13.3%
	Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	60.0%	59.8%
	Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	6.3%	17.5%
	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	10.3%	25.5%
	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	87.2%	82.1%
	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	28.4%	29.8%
	Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	60,198	1,389,811
	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	28.2	30.0
	Housing units, 2002	166,648	3,372,572
	Homeownership rate, 2000	77.4%	65.6%
	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	20.1%	36.1%
	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$137,400	$170,800
	Households, 2000	154,371	3,064,645
	Persons per household, 2000	2.65	2.68
	Median household income, 1999	$58,608	$55,146
	Per capita money income, 1999	$26,339	$27,006
	Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	4.7%	8.5%

  Business QuickFactsBurlington CountyNew Jersey

	Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	10,411	234,558
	Private nonfarm employment, 2001	172,031	3,622,788
	Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	-1.1%	2.1%
	Nonemployer establishments, 2000	22,392	482,699
	Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	3,945,884	97,060,800
	Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	4,410,774	79,914,892
	Retail sales per capita, 1997	$10,510	$9,922
	Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	10.7%	15.6%
	Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	25.0%	23.7%
	Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	2,359	30,441
	Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	3,259,401	50,673,011

  Geography QuickFactsBurlington CountyNew Jersey

	Land area, 2000 (square miles)	805	7,417
	Persons per square mile, 2000	526.2	1,134.4
	FIPS Code	005	34
	Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

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Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments
Last Revised: Thursday, 12-Jan-2006 13:34:04 EST