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    People MapStats Union County New Jersey
Population definition and source info Population, 2008 estimate 523,2498,682,661
Population definition and source info Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 522,5418,414,360
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 0.1%3.2%
Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 708268,301
Persons under 5 years old definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, 2007 36,651556,673
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 7.0%6.4%
Persons under 18 years old definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, 2007 130,7602,063,789
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 24.9%23.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 12.6%13.1%
Persons 65 years old and over definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 65,8651,134,636
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2007 51.4%51.1%
 
White persons definition and source info White persons, 2007 (a) 373,0306,623,779
Black persons definition and source info Black persons, 2007 (a) 119,2081,260,339
American Indian and Alaska Native persons definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) 1,86228,455
Asian persons definition and source info Asian persons, 2007 (a) 23,552651,787
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) 4747,146
Persons reporting two or more races definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 6,532114,414
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) 131,5551,382,031
White persons not Hispanic definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, 2007 252,6485,399,954
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2007 (a) 71.1%76.3%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) 22.7%14.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) 0.4%0.3%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) 4.5%7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) 0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 1.2%1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) 25.1%15.9%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 48.2%62.2%
 
Births definition and source info Births, 2005 7,351113,776
Deaths definition and source info Deaths, 2005 4,35371,963
Infant deaths definition and source info Infant deaths, 2005 41595
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 60.8%59.8%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 25.1%17.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 35.2%25.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.3%82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 28.5%29.8%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 87,2071,389,811
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.730.0
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2007 196,9583,499,406
Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 4,013189,132
Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 2.1%5.7%
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 61.6%65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $188,800$170,800
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 186,1243,064,645
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.772.68
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2007 $61,587$67,142
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 8.0%8.5%
    Business MapStats Union County New Jersey
Personal income definition and source info Personal income, 2006 ($million) 25,107405,254
Personal income per capita definition and source info Personal income per capita, 2006 $47,840$46,763
Civilian labor force definition and source info Civilian labor force, 2007 268,7364,466,275
Unemployment rate definition and source info Unemployment rate, 2007 4.5%4.2%
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 296,8125,114,577
Full-time and part-time employment definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 3,578359,198
Employment in government definition and source info Employment in government, 2006 35,791657,926
Earnings definition and source info Earnings, 2006 ($1000) 18,827,059292,075,210
Average earnings per job definition and source info Average earnings per job, 2006 $63,431$57,106
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 14,798243,0551
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2006 227,7183,645,3811
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 -2.4%2.7%1
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 43,319708,837
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.4%5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.4%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.3%7.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.4%26.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 11.5%7.0%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 14,213,44596,599,807
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 555,28315,715,595
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 15,830,565256,925,492
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 5,877,136102,153,833
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,099$11,910
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2007 1,12325,389
Valuation of building permits definition and source info Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) 128,9563,674,663
Farm land definition and source info Farm land, 2002 (acres) 182805,682
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) 2,996,96963,971,9971
Federal spending per capita definition and source info Federal spending per capita, 2007 $5,712$7,3651
 
    Geography MapStats Union County New Jersey
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 103.297,417.34
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 5,073.21,134.5
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 03934
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Revised: Friday, 10-Jul-2009 13:32:27 EDT
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