Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ

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2022 Population

142,880

33.7% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

41.5

0.48% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

6.11%

2.72% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$99,415

9.46% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$303,700

11.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ had a population of 143k people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $99,415. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew from 106,834 to 142,880, a 33.7% increase and its median household income grew from $90,819 to $99,415, a 9.46% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (57.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (11%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.6%), White (Hispanic) (8.6%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.73%).

30% of the households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.7% of the residents in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Harris School of Business-Hamilton Campus (132 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2022, the median property value in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was $303,700, and the homeownership rate was 71.7%.

Most people in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ borders Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ, Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ, Monmouth County (Southwest)--Freehold, Manalapan PUMA, NJ, Burlington County (North)--Burlington City PUMA, NJ, Burlington County (South & East) PUMA, NJ, Mercer County (West Central)--Trenton City PUMA, NJ, Mercer County (North)--Princeton Borough PUMA, NJ, and Bucks County (Eastern Lower) PUMA, PA.

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Population & Diversity

Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 143k people, from which 89.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 22.6% of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (32.2k people).

In 2022, there were 5.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (82.7k people) in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 15.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ are Spanish (20,116 households), Hindi (2,634 households), and Haitian (2,124 households).

Citizenship

89.7%

2022 Citizenship

91.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 89.7% of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was 91.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
82.7k ± 1.76k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
15.7k ± 1.15k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
15.2k ± 1.55k

18.2%

Hispanic Population

26k people

18.2% of the people in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ are hispanic (26k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

22.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

32.2k people

18.7%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

20k people

As of 2022, 22.6% of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ residents (32.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was 18.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
20,116 households (14.9%)
Hindi
2,634 households (1.95%)
Haitian
2,124 households (1.57%)

30% of the households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 14.9% of the households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,900 ± 320
Gulf War (2001-)
913 ± 380
Gulf War (1990s)
398 ± 138

Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ employs 70.1k people. The largest industries in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ are Elementary & secondary schools (4,916 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,689 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,422 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($226,443), Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers ($180,250), and Nondepository credit & related activities ($166,840).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

26,104

Women

48.6%

27,579

Men

51.4%

The workforce of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ in 2020 was 53,683 people, with 48.6% woman, and 51.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

70.1k

2022 Value

26.7%

1 Year growth

± 26.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 26.7%, from 55.4k employees to 70.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ, are Other managers (2,125 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,824 people), and Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (1,716 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

70.1k

2022 Value

26.7%

1 Year growth

± 26.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 26.7%, from 55.4k employees to 70.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,916 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,689 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,422 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,297

Median earning men ± $3,992

$47,387

Median earning women ± $2,014

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,667), Information ($94,681), and Public Administration ($88,535).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($87,065), Public Administration ($66,801), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,688).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.696%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ awarded 132 degrees. The student population of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 9 male students and 33 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ are Black or African American (50 and 37.9%), followed by White (43 and 32.6%), Hispanic or Latino (29 and 22%), and Unknown (4 and 3.03%).

The largest universities in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Harris School of Business-Hamilton Campus (132 and 100%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.04% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (29.4k), Bachelors Degree (27.4k), and Some college (19.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was $303,700 in 2022, which is 1.08 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $272,100 to $303,700, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ is 71.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ is $99,415. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $183,624, followed by Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ and Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $170,196 and $163,601.

Property

$303,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,060

$39,170

Median Property Taxes

±$1,332

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.7%

Homeownership

2022

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 71.7% of the housing units in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $183,624, followed by Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ and Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $170,196 and $163,601.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$99,415

Median Household Income

± $4,131

54.6k

Number of Households

± 2,044

In 2022, the median household income of the 54.6k households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew to $99,415 from the previous year's value of $90,819.

The following chart displays the households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ

0.437

2021 Wage GINI in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ

In 2022, the income inequality in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 4.76% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (74.3%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Carpooled (9.05%)

In 2022, 74.3% of workers in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (9.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.12% of the workforce in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ (8.69k out of 142k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.7% of the population of Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 61.2% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 8.29% on non-group plans, and 0.197% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1171 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.679% decrease from the previous year (1179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1139 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 383 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

1,171 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,171 patients per year. This represents a 0.679% decrease from the previous year (1,179 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Jersey in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.31%

Uninsured

61.2%

Employer Coverage

10.8%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

8.29%

Non-Group

0.197%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew by 16.4% from 5.42% to 6.31%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.