| | People QuickFacts | Union County | New Jersey |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 543,976 | 8,864,590 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 536,499 | 8,791,898 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.4% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 536,499 | 8,791,894 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.6% | 6.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.2% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 12.7% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.4% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 69.4% | 74.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 23.0% | 14.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 5.0% | 8.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.8% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 28.1% | 18.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 44.9% | 58.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 89.8% | 89.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 28.8% | 20.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 41.0% | 29.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 85.0% | 87.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 31.6% | 35.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 21,991 | 472,716 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.2 | 30.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 199,684 | 3,562,553 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 61.3% | 66.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 43.5% | 35.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $386,000 | $349,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 184,584 | 3,180,854 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.85 | 2.69 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $34,851 | $35,678 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $68,688 | $71,180 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.8% | 9.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Union County | New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 13,625 | 228,9371 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 202,217 | 3,367,1691 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -13.3 | -5.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 36,749 | 604,723 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 48,019 | 781,622 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.1% | 7.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.7% | 8.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.6% | 8.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.9% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 18,574,672 | 116,608,094 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,948,687 | 233,413,004 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,312,120 | 124,813,580 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,069 | $14,453 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 748,001 | 19,993,613 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 566 | 12,952 |