Statistical Information on New
Jersey
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People QuickFacts
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New Jersey
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USA
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Population, 2004 estimate
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8,698,879
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293,655,404
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004
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3.4%
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4.3%
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Population, 2000
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8,414,350
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281,421,906
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
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8.6%
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13.1%
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000
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6.7%
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6.8%
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000
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24.8%
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25.7%
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000
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13.2%
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12.4%
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Female persons, percent, 2000
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51.5%
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50.9%
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a)
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72.6%
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75.1%
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)
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13.6%
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12.3%
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent,
2000 (a)
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0.2%
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0.9%
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)
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5.7%
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3.6%
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent,
2000 (a)
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Z
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0.1%
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)
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5.4%
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5.5%
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000
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2.5%
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2.4%
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White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent,
2000
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66.0%
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69.1%
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)
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13.3%
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12.5%
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+,
2000
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59.8%
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54.1%
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
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17.5%
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11.1%
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age
5+, 2000
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25.5%
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17.9%
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+,
2000
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82.1%
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80.4%
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+,
2000
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29.8%
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24.4%
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
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1,389,811
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49,746,248
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+,
2000
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30.0
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25.5
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Housing units, 2002
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3,372,572
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119,302,132
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Homeownership rate, 2000
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65.6%
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66.2%
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
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36.1%
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26.4%
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
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$170,800
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$119,600
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Households, 2000
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3,064,645
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105,480,101
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Persons per household, 2000
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2.68
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2.59
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Median household income, 1999
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$55,146
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$41,994
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Per capita money income, 1999
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$27,006
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$21,587
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999
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8.5%
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12.4%
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Business QuickFacts
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New Jersey
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USA
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees,
2001
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234,558
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7,095,302
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Private nonfarm employment, 2001
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3,622,788
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115,061,184
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001
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2.1%
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0.9%
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Nonemployer establishments, 2000
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482,699
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16,529,955
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)
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97,060,800
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3,842,061,405
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)
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79,914,892
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2,460,886,012
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Retail sales per capita, 1997
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$9,922
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$9,190
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997
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15.6%
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14.6%
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997
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23.7%
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26.0%
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002
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30,441
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1,747,678
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Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)
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50,673,011
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1,901,247,889
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Geography QuickFacts
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New Jersey
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USA
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Land area, 2000 (square miles)
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7,417
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3,537,438
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Persons per square mile, 2000
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1,134.4
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79.6
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FIPS Code
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34
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General Characteristics - show
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Estimate
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Percent
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U.S.
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Total population
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8,503,294
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Male
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4,110,067
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48.3
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48.9%
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rank
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Female
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4,393,227
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51.7
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51.1%
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rank
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Median age (years)
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37.8
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(X)
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36.2
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Under 5 years
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564,082
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6.6
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7.0%
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18 years and over
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6,352,672
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74.7
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74.5%
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65 years and over
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1,064,632
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12.5
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12.0%
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One race
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8,367,587
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98.4
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98.1%
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White
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6,003,502
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70.6
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75.6%
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rank
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Black or African American
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1,117,643
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13.1
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12.2%
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rank
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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12,967
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0.2
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0.8%
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rank
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Asian
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601,939
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7.1
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4.2%
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rank
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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3,937
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0.0
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0.1%
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rank
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Some other race
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627,599
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7.4
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5.2%
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rank
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Two or more races
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135,707
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1.6
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1.9%
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rank
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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1,274,500
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15.0
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14.2%
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Household population
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8,503,294
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100.0
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100.0%
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Group quarters population
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Average household size
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2.71
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(X)
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2.60
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rank
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Average family size
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3.27
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(X)
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3.18
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Total housing units
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3,414,739
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Occupied housing units
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3,134,481
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91.8
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89.6%
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Owner-occupied housing units
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2,134,253
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68.1
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67.1%
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rank
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Renter-occupied housing units
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1,000,228
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31.9
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32.9%
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Vacant housing units
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280,258
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8.2
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10.4%
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Social Characteristics - show
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Estimate
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Percent
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U.S.
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Population 25 years and over
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5,659,640
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High school graduate or higher
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(X)
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86.2
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83.9%
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rank
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Bachelor's degree or higher
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(X)
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33.3
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27.0%
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rank
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Civilian veterans (civilian
population 18 years and over)
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555,267
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8.7
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11.2%
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rank
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Disability status (population 5 years and
over)
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954,964
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12.0
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14.3%
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Foreign born
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1,600,568
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18.8
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12.0%
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rank
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Male, Now married, except separated
(population 15 years and over)
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1,850,880
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57.9
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56.4%
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Female, Now married, except separated (population
15 years and over)
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1,788,322
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51.0
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51.4%
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Speak a language other than English at home
(population 5 years and over)
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2,108,983
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26.6
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18.7%
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rank
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Economic Characteristics - show
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Estimate
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Percent
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U.S.
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In labor force (population 16 years and
over)
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4,362,564
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66.2
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65.9%
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rank
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Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers
16 years and over)
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29.4
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(X)
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24.7
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rank
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Median household income (in 2004 inflation-adjusted
dollars)
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61,359
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(X)
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44,684
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rank
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Median family income (in 2004
inflation-adjusted dollars)
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73,973
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(X)
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53,692
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rank
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Per capita income (in 2004
inflation-adjusted dollars)
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30,485
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(X)
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24,020
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Families below poverty level
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(X)
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6.5
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10.1%
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Individuals below poverty level
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(X)
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8.5
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13.1%
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rank
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Housing Characteristics - show
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Estimate
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Percent
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U.S.
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Owner-occupied homes
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2,134,253
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rank
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Median value (dollars)
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291,294
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(X)
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151,366
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rank
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Median of selected monthly owner costs
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(X)
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(X)
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With a mortgage (dollars)
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1,847
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(X)
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1,212
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rank
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Not mortgaged (dollars)
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685
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(X)
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345
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rank
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(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S.
Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey
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or Latino(of any race)
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One race
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Two or more races
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Total
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White
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Black or African American
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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Asian
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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Some other race
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New Jersey
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8,414,350
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8,200,595
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6,104,705
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1,141,821
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19,492
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480,276
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3,329
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450,972
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213,755
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1,117,191
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COUNTY
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Atlantic County
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252,552
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246,027
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172,632
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44,534
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669
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12,771
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114
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15,307
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6,525
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30,729
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Bergen County
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884,118
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864,160
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693,236
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46,568
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1,336
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94,324
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193
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28,503
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19,958
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91,377
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Burlington County
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423,394
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414,644
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331,898
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64,071
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898
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11,378
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144
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6,255
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8,750
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17,632
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Camden County
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508,932
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499,121
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360,756
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92,059
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1,300
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18,910
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187
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25,909
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9,811
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49,166
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Cape May County
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102,326
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101,144
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93,700
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5,178
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186
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661
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40
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1,379
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1,182
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3,378
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Cumberland County
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146,438
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142,261
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96,478
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29,585
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1,419
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1,397
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82
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13,300
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4,177
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27,823
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Essex County
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793,633
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766,478
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352,859
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327,324
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1,861
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29,429
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417
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54,588
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27,155
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122,347
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Gloucester County
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254,673
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251,366
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221,742
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23,084
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487
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3,805
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75
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2,173
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3,307
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6,583
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Hudson County
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608,975
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574,680
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338,457
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82,098
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2,547
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56,942
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383
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94,253
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34,295
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242,123
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Hunterdon County
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121,989
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120,779
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114,563
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2,743
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169
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2,348
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35
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921
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1,210
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3,371
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Mercer County
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350,761
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343,142
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240,206
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69,502
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688
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17,340
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352
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15,054
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7,619
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33,898
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Middlesex County
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750,162
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730,665
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513,298
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68,467
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1,521
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104,212
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300
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42,867
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19,497
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101,940
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Monmouth County
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615,301
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604,990
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519,261
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49,609
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879
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24,403
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153
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10,685
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10,311
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38,175
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Morris County
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470,212
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462,886
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410,042
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13,181
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572
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29,432
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188
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9,471
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7,326
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36,626
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Ocean County
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510,916
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504,347
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475,391
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15,268
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702
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6,550
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103
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6,333
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6,569
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25,638
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Passaic County
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489,049
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469,261
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304,786
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64,647
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2,166
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18,064
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175
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79,423
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19,788
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146,492
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Salem County
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64,285
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63,344
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52,195
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9,498
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226
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396
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19
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1,010
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941
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2,498
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Somerset County
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297,490
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292,033
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236,042
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22,396
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375
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24,941
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121
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8,158
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5,457
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25,811
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Sussex County
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144,166
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142,516
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138,015
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1,502
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161
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1,738
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28
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1,072
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1,650
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4,822
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Union County
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522,541
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505,581
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342,302
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108,593
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1,215
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19,993
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201
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33,277
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16,960
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103,011
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Warren County
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102,437
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101,170
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96,846
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1,914
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115
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1,242
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19
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1,034
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1,267
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3,751
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