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People QuickFacts

New Jersey

USA

Population, 2004 estimate

8,698,879

293,655,404

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004

3.4%

4.3%

Population, 2000

8,414,350

281,421,906

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

8.6%

13.1%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000

6.7%

6.8%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

24.8%

25.7%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000

13.2%

12.4%

Female persons, percent, 2000

51.5%

50.9%

 

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

72.6%

75.1%

Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)

13.6%

12.3%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.2%

0.9%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)

5.7%

3.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)

Z

0.1%

Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)

5.4%

5.5%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

2.5%

2.4%

White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000

66.0%

69.1%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)

13.3%

12.5%

 

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000

59.8%

54.1%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

17.5%

11.1%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000

25.5%

17.9%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000

82.1%

80.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000

29.8%

24.4%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

1,389,811

49,746,248

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000

30.0

25.5

 

Housing units, 2002

3,372,572

119,302,132

Homeownership rate, 2000

65.6%

66.2%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

36.1%

26.4%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$170,800

$119,600

 

Households, 2000

3,064,645

105,480,101

Persons per household, 2000

2.68

2.59

Median household income, 1999

$55,146

$41,994

Per capita money income, 1999

$27,006

$21,587

Persons below poverty, percent, 1999

8.5%

12.4%

 

 

Business QuickFacts

New Jersey

USA

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001

234,558

7,095,302

Private nonfarm employment, 2001

3,622,788

115,061,184

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001

2.1%

0.9%

Nonemployer establishments, 2000

482,699

16,529,955

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

97,060,800

3,842,061,405

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

79,914,892

2,460,886,012

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$9,922

$9,190

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

15.6%

14.6%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

23.7%

26.0%

Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002

30,441

1,747,678

Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)

50,673,011

1,901,247,889

 

 

Geography QuickFacts

New Jersey

USA

 

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

7,417

3,537,438

 

Persons per square mile, 2000

1,134.4

79.6

 

FIPS Code

34

 

 

General Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

 

Total population

8,503,294

 

 

 

Male

4,110,067

48.3

48.9%

rank

Female

4,393,227

51.7

51.1%

rank

Median age (years)

37.8

(X)

36.2

 

Under 5 years

564,082

6.6

7.0%

 

18 years and over

6,352,672

74.7

74.5%

 

65 years and over

1,064,632

12.5

12.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

One race

8,367,587

98.4

98.1%

 

White

6,003,502

70.6

75.6%

rank

Black or African American

1,117,643

13.1

12.2%

rank

American Indian and Alaska Native

12,967

0.2

0.8%

rank

Asian

601,939

7.1

4.2%

rank

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3,937

0.0

0.1%

rank

Some other race

627,599

7.4

5.2%

rank

Two or more races

135,707

1.6

1.9%

rank

 

 

 

 

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

1,274,500

15.0

14.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household population

8,503,294

100.0

100.0%

 

Group quarters population

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average household size

2.71

(X)

2.60

rank

Average family size

3.27

(X)

3.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total housing units

3,414,739

 

 

 

Occupied housing units

3,134,481

91.8

89.6%

 

Owner-occupied housing units

2,134,253

68.1

67.1%

rank

Renter-occupied housing units

1,000,228

31.9

32.9%

 

Vacant housing units

280,258

8.2

10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

 

Population 25 years and over

5,659,640

 

 

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

86.2

83.9%

rank

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

33.3

27.0%

rank

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

555,267

8.7

11.2%

rank

Disability status (population 5 years and over)

954,964

12.0

14.3%

 

Foreign born

1,600,568

18.8

12.0%

rank

Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

1,850,880

57.9

56.4%

 

Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

1,788,322

51.0

51.4%

 

Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)

2,108,983

26.6

18.7%

rank

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

 

In labor force (population 16 years and over)

4,362,564

66.2

65.9%

rank

Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)

29.4

(X)

24.7

rank

Median household income (in 2004 inflation-adjusted dollars)

61,359

(X)

44,684

rank

Median family income (in 2004 inflation-adjusted dollars)

73,973

(X)

53,692