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New Jersey Census Data: Population & Housing Density

Population, Areas, and Housing Density for New Jersey counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.


New Jersey Census Data: Population & Housing Density
LocationPopulationHousing unitsArea in square milesDensity per square mile of land areaLocation
Total areaWater areaLand areaPopulationHousing units
United States

281,421,906

115,904,641

3,794,083.06

256,644.62

3,537,438.44

79.6

32.8

United States
New Jersey

8,414,350

3,310,275

8,721.30

1,303.96

7,417.34

1,134.4

446.3

New Jersey
Atlantic Co.252,552114,090671.45110.37561.07450.1203.3Atlantic Co.
Bergen Co.884,118339,820246.8012.63234.173,775.51,451.2Bergen Co.
Burlington Co.423,394161,311819.4314.86804.57526.2200.5Burlington Co.
Camden Co.508,932199,679227.585.28222.302,289.4898.2Camden Co.
Cape May Co.102,32691,047620.28365.09255.19401.0356.8Cape May Co.
Cumberland Co.146,43852,863676.59187.29489.30299.3108.0Cumberland Co.
Essex Co.793,633301,011129.563.29126.276,285.42,383.9Essex Co.
Gloucester Co.254,67395,054336.9212.20324.72784.3292.7Gloucester Co.
Hudson Co.608,975240,61862.4315.7446.6913,043.65,153.8Hudson Co.
Hunterdon Co.121,98945,032437.767.82429.94283.7104.7Hunterdon Co.
Mercer Co.350,761133,280228.842.91225.931,552.5589.9Mercer Co.
Middlesex Co.750,162273,637322.5112.79309.722,422.1883.5Middlesex Co.
Monmouth Co.615,301240,884665.12193.18471.941,303.8510.4Monmouth Co.
Morris Co.470,212174,379481.2912.29468.991,002.6371.8Morris Co.
Ocean Co.510,916248,711915.88279.60636.28803.0390.9Ocean Co.
Passaic Co.489,049170,048197.0511.76185.292,639.3917.7Passaic Co.
Salem Co.64,28526,158372.5734.69337.88190.377.4Salem Co.
Somerset Co.297,490112,023305.050.36304.69976.4367.7Somerset Co.
Sussex Co.144,16656,528535.9914.73521.26276.6108.4Sussex Co.
Union Co.522,541192,945105.462.17103.295,059.01,868.0Union Co.
Warren Co.102,43741,157362.754.89357.87286.2115.0Warren Co.

Reading the Chart:

The entries under the Area in square miles headings are areas.

The entries under the Population and Housing Units headings are totals.

The Density per square mile of land area values are derived by dividing the population (or housing unit) count by the land ares. For example, dividing the total US population of 281,421,906 by the total land area of 3,537,438.44 gives a density value of 79.6 people per square mile.

In this chart the length of all of the colored bars represent percentages of the highest value of any county in the state. For example, the county with the highest population will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many people will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. The same method is used for the colored bars shown in the Area and Density table cells. For small percentages the bar does not appear.

Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.

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