Union County, NJ

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Union County, New Jersey demographics

Population: 571,963
Median age: 39.0

Median household income: 87,369

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Union County, New Jersey.

Population

2021571,963
2020555,208
2019554,033
2018553,066
2017557,320
2016550,436
2015548,744
2014545,236
2013540,568
2012536,383
2011532,378
2010529,547
2009522,050

Union County, NJ cities

Elizabeth city - 135,772

Fanwood borough - 7,727

Garwood borough - 4,425

Kenilworth borough - 8,377

Linden city - 43,387

Mountainside borough - 7,003

New Providence borough - 13,570

Plainfield city - 54,183

Rahway city - 29,582

Roselle borough - 22,511

Roselle Park borough - 13,973

Summit city - 22,598

Westfield town - 30,950

Union County, NJ ZIP Codes

Census data for Union County, New Jersey

Demographic and housing estimates in Union County, New Jersey

Total population
Total population571,963
Male281,266
Female290,697
Population by age
Total population571,963
Under 5 years35,608
5 to 9 years37,306
10 to 14 years39,167
15 to 19 years36,678
20 to 24 years33,835
25 to 34 years71,854
35 to 44 years79,453
45 to 54 years80,729
55 to 59 years41,313
60 to 64 years34,013
65 to 74 years47,660
75 to 84 years23,374
85 years and over10,973
Median age (years)39.0
Under 18 years135,155
16 years and over451,954
18 years and over436,808
21 years and over416,614
62 years and over100,794
65 years and over82,007
Population by race
Total population571,963
One race527,726
   White275,995
   Black or African American120,874
   American Indian and Alaska Native1,950
   Asian31,234
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander158
   Some other race97,515
Two or more races44,237
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population363,708
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population173,837
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population189,871

Social characteristics in Union County, New Jersey

Households by type
Total households198,506
Family households (families)99,949
Married-couple family11,878
Male householder, no wife present, family30,393
Female householder, no husband present, family19,153
Nonfamily households56,286
Average household size58,876
Average family size2.84

Economic characteristics in Union County, New Jersey

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households198,506
Less than $10,0006,690
$10,000 to $14,9995,286
$15,000 to $24,99912,051
$25,000 to $34,99912,696
$35,000 to $49,99918,748
$50,000 to $74,99929,906
$75,000 to $99,99925,321
$100,000 to $149,99933,446
$150,000 to $199,99921,846
$200,000 or more32,516
Median household income (dollars)87,369

Housing characteristics in Union County, New Jersey

Housing occupancy
Total housing units208,961
Occupied housing units198,506
Vacant housing units10,455
Units in structure
Total housing units208,961
1-unit, detached106,029
1-unit, attached10,098
2 units35,166
3 or 4 units16,837
5 to 9 units8,931
10 to 19 units7,351
20 or more units23,973
Mobile home366
Boat, RV, van, etc.210
Year structure built
Total housing units208,961
Built 2014 or later149
Built 2010 to 20137,489
Built 2000 to 200910,946
Built 1990 to 19999,945
Built 1980 to 198910,441
Built 1970 to 197917,421
Built 1960 to 196927,680
Built 1950 to 195947,338
Built 1940 to 194926,880
Built 1939 or earlier50,672
Rooms
Total housing units208,961
1 room7,377
2 rooms4,423
3 rooms22,635
4 rooms31,788
5 rooms35,131
6 rooms34,145
7 rooms24,799
8 rooms19,992
9 rooms or more28,671
Median rooms5.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units208,961
No bedroom7,731
1 bedroom28,538
2 bedrooms48,015
3 bedrooms74,922
4 bedrooms37,224
5 or more bedrooms12,531
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units198,506
Owner-occupied115,509
Renter-occupied82,997
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.99
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.65
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units198,506
Moved in 2017 or later16,980
Moved in 2015 to 201652,213
Moved in 2010 to 201433,714
Moved in 2000 to 200943,313
Moved in 1990 to 199924,558
Moved in 1989 and earlier27,728
Value
Owner-occupied units115,509
Less than $50,0001,946
$50,000 to $99,999761
$100,000 to $149,9991,736
$150,000 to $199,9995,270
$200,000 to $299,99921,594
$300,000 to $499,99945,567
$500,000 to $999,99932,527
$1,000,000 or more6,108
Median (dollars)393,900
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units115,509
Housing units with a mortgage78,562
Housing units without a mortgage36,947
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent80,856
Less than $5004,711
$500 to $9998,848
$1,000 to $1,49933,050
$1,500 to $1,99921,078
$2,000 to $2,4998,512
$2,500 to $2,9992,818
$3,000 or more1,839
Median (dollars)1,407
No rent paid2,141

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