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Union County, New Jersey

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Overview for Union County, NJ
Part of: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: New York-Newark-Bridgeport NY-NJ-CT-PA, Combined Statistical Area
Part of: Newark-Union NJ-PA, Metropolitan Division
 
Map of Union County Union County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 103.3 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 5,144.8 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 3.8%. On the 2000 census form, 96.8% of the population reported only one race, with 20.8% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 19.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.77 persons compared to an average family size of 3.28 persons.

In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $73,971. Per capita income grew by 19.3% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 531,457 Covered Employment 226,644
   Growth (%) since 1990 7.6%    Average wage per job $52,079
Households (2000) 186,124 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 15.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 267,292    Average wage per job $73,971
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.7 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $42,728    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $53,919 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 9.9    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 79.3 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 3.7%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 28.5    Average wage per job $79,130

  

 
 

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