Union County, New Jersey (NJ)

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County population in 2005: 531,457 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 114,688
Renter-occupied apartments: 71,436

% of renters here:	38%
State:	34%

Land area: 103 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 5145 people per square mile

(very high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 8.9%

Union County:	8.9%
New Jersey:	8.7%

(3.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 16.3% for Black residents, 15.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.0% for other race residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 33 years old, American Indian residents: 25 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Union County, New Jersey business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Union County, New Jersey:

White Non-Hispanic (54.2%)
Black (20.8%)
Hispanic (19.7%)
Other race (6.4%)
Two or more races (3.2%)
Asian Indian (1.3%)
Filipino (1.1%)
Chinese (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.6 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 251,372	(48.1%)
Females: 271,169	(51.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $47,736
County population in 2003: 530,599
Jobs in 2003: 257,170

Union County,NJ real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 266,408
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:

Union County:	2.8 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $62,591
2005 median house value: $371,100
Median contract rent in 2005: $846
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,245
Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,888 ($55,339 in 2000)

This county	$61,888
New Jersey:	$61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $375,463

Union County	$375,463
New Jersey:	$333,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $752
Institutionalized population: 5,007
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Union County in 2000: $1599

Union County races chart

Health of residents in Union County based on 665 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
71.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
25.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
46.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
59.2% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 185 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 151 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 387 buildings, average cost: $92,900
2001: 196 buildings, average cost: $127,900
2002: 247 buildings, average cost: $114,700
2003: 213 buildings, average cost: $174,700
2004: 411 buildings, average cost: $123,200
2005: 599 buildings, average cost: $159,800
2006: 549 buildings, average cost: $169,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Union County New Jersey:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 58.7%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 40.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $6,306 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $6,324 (1.7%)

Area name: Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $879 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1004 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1202 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elizabeth, Union, Plainfield, Linden, Westfield, Rahway, Scotch Plains, Cranford, Hillside, Roselle.

2005 air pollution in Union County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 44 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Essex County , Hudson County , Middlesex County , Morris County , Somerset County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.3%
New Jersey:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 28,216
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 130,916 (45% naturalized citizens)

Union County:	25.1%
Whole state:	17.5%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 28,435
1990 to 1994: 23,458
1985 to 1989: 22,251
1980 to 1984: 15,483
1975 to 1979: 9,987
1970 to 1974: 11,374
1970 to 1974: 7,909
1965 to 1969: 12,019

Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.5%

Union County marital status for males

Union County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 102,794
One, attached: 7,951
Two: 29,415
3 or 4: 16,704
5 to 9: 7,785
10 to 19: 7,754
20 or more: 20,290
Mobile homes: 239
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 65,503 (6,827 second mortgage, 9,378 home equity loan, 372 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31,485

Agriculture in Union County
Average size of farms: 10 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $374975
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $64684.33
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.33%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $166634
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63259
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 66.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 62 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.37

Union County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/5/1985, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 8 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005:

Construction (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2005:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005:

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005:

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Colombia (10%)
Portugal (8%)
Cuba (6%)
Poland (5%)
Haiti (5%)
El Salvador (5%)
Peru (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Union County:

Italian (13%)
Irish (9%)
Polish (7%)
German (6%)
Portuguese (3%)
United States or American (3%)
English (3%)

Union County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 169,325 (71%)
Carpooled: 27,686 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10,837 (5%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 133 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 1,302 (1%)
Railroad: 12,523 (5%)
Ferryboat: 44 (0%)
Taxi: 455 (0%)
Motorcycle: 134 (0%)
Bicycle: 731 (0%)
Walked: 7,729 (3%)
Other means: 2,015 (1%)
Worked at home: 5,692 (2%)

People in group quarters in Union County, New Jersey

2705 people in nursing homes
1445 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
1105 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
939 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
299 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
272 people in other types of correctional institutions
245 people in religious group quarters
210 people in other nonhousehold living situations
151 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
145 people in homes for the mentally retarded
72 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
60 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
43 people in homes for the mentally ill
41 people in other group homes
36 people in unknown juvenile institutions
32 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
28 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
7 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $71,688.

6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,931 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,193 average AGI)
Union County: 0.09%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

4.26% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($35,701 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($19,037 average AGI)
Union County: 1.86%
New Jersey average: 2.46%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Essex County, NJ	1.58% ($43,782 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.79% ($45,395)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.64% ($64,325)
from Somerset County, NJ	0.36% ($60,018)
from Morris County, NJ	0.23% ($79,514)
from Kings County, NY	0.19% ($59,884)
from Queens County, NY	0.17% ($49,557)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,861 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($727 average AGI)
Union County: 0.06%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

4.49% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($34,379 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($23,754 average AGI)
Union County: 2.91%
New Jersey average: 3.32%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Middlesex County, NJ	1.18% ($47,329 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ	0.93% ($39,626)
to Somerset County, NJ	0.63% ($72,811)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.31% ($49,226)
to Morris County, NJ	0.28% ($92,825)
to Ocean County, NJ	0.26% ($66,683)
to Monmouth County, NJ	0.23% ($88,609)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Births per 1000 population in Union County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Union County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Union County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 76,708 (67,841 aged, 8,867 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 514,735

In family households: 452,243 (96,383 male householders, 37,757 female householders)
100,547 spouses, 164,827 children (156,053 natural, 3,332 adopted, 5,442 stepchildren), 11,518 grandchildren, 8,118 brothers or sisters, 7,096 parents, 13,658 other relatives, 12,339 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 62,492 (21,517 male householders (16,818 living alone)), 30,436 female householders (27,028 living alone)), 10,539 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7,806 (5,213 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 46,208 2-persons, 32,560 3-persons, 30,523 4-persons, 15,148 5-persons, 5,887 6-persons, 3,814 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 43,846 1-person, 6,725 2-persons, 830 3-persons, 330 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

88,023 married couples with children.
26,686 single-parent households (5,364 men, 21,322 women).

64.8% of residents of Union County speak English at home.
19.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
12.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,745,978,000 ($5162 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $111,887,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,120,102,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $730,403,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,176,000
Federal grants: $515,329,000
Federal procurement contracts: $172,711,000 ($96,786,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $198,258,000 ($3,713,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,665,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $501,722,000
Federal Government insurance: $743,554,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 40,075

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 23,434

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +24,019

Here:	+45 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -30,692

Here:	-58 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Union County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.76 millions of gallons per day (72% from ground, 28% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,030
1995 to 1998: 2,937
1990 to 1994: 3,289
1980 to 1989: 8,797
1970 to 1979: 15,799
1960 to 1969: 29,205
1950 to 1959: 49,657
1940 to 1949: 31,885
1939 or earlier: 50,346

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, New Jersey:

1 room: 82
2 rooms: 564
3 rooms: 2,327
4 rooms: 6,534
5 rooms: 15,499
6 rooms: 27,195
7 rooms: 26,381
8 rooms: 18,940
9 or more rooms: 17,166

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, New Jersey:

1 room: 4,647
2 rooms: 7,489
3 rooms: 17,783
4 rooms: 18,557
5 rooms: 12,915
6 rooms: 6,531
7 rooms: 1,976
8 rooms: 897
9 or more rooms: 641

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union County:

no bedroom: 195
1 bedroom: 3,442
2 bedrooms: 19,239
3 bedrooms: 54,654
4 bedrooms: 29,236
5 or more bedrooms: 7,922

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County:

no bedroom: 5,414
1 bedroom: 27,066
2 bedrooms: 25,259
3 bedrooms: 11,507
4 bedrooms: 1,789
5 or more bedrooms: 401

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 6,355
1 vehicle: 32,038
2 vehicles: 52,450
3 vehicles: 17,383
4 vehicles: 5,041
5 or more vehicles: 1,421

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 17,298
1 vehicle: 33,597
2 vehicles: 16,803
3 vehicles: 2,704
4 vehicles: 613
5 or more vehicles: 421

64% of Union County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in New Jersey.

Union County:	64.0%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 276897
Northeast: 62492
Midwest: 8086
South: 27607
West: 3464

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $157,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (75%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
Electricity (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (68%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
Electricity (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7,803

Here:	13.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,172

Here:	14.5%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,809

Here:	30.2%
New Jersey:	30.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Union County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,545,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $33,174,000
Higher Education - Other: $26,722,000

All Other: $10,700,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,270,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $495,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $265,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $23,737,000
General Public Buildings: $9,440,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,385,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,407,000

Higher Education - Other: $951,000

Police Protection: $862,000

Natural Resources - Other: $857,000

Own Hospitals: $328,000

Corrections - Other: $93,000

Solid Waste Management: $71,000

General: $71,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $92,840,000
Other Higher Education: $57,151,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $35,840,000

Corrections - Other: $32,606,000

Own Hospitals: $29,492,000

Welfare - Other: $25,134,000

Police Protection: $20,157,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $17,204,000

General Public Buildings: $14,999,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,430,000

Parks & Recreation: $9,344,000

Central Staff Services: $6,989,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,358,000

Health Services - Other: $6,308,000

Financial Administration: $4,506,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $3,725,000

Regular Highways: $2,172,000

Solid Waste Management: $330,000

Natural Resources - Other: $311,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $228,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $186,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $6,433,000
Education: $2,850,000

All Other: $154,000
General - Interest on Debt: $12,800,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $0
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $24,117,000
Local Intergovernmental - Education: $38,436,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $62,150,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $26,614,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $162,097,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $12,870,000
Higher Education: $3,100,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $164,294,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $7,177,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $62,150,000
Higher Education: $19,617,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,673,000
Higher Education: $2,385,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $535,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,212,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,504,000

Rents: $266,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,315,000
General - Other: $2,033,000

Parks & Recreation: $944,000

Other Higher Education: $614,000

Financial Administration: $611,000

Central Staff: $417,000

Police Protection: $313,000

Natural Resource - Other: $285,000

Judicial: $144,000

Own Hospitals: $14,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $38,724,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $81,900,000
Beginning: $29,872,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $62,150,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $62,850,000
Health & Hospitals: $30,348,000

Public Welfare: $25,600,000

Education: $21,765,000

Highways: $15,053,000
Tax - Property: $191,333,000
NEC: $4,026,000

Public Utilities: $560,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $187,237,000

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