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People QuickFacts |
Mercer County |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
364,883 | 8,682,661 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
4.0% | 3.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
350,761 | 8,414,360 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.2% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
23.0% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
12.0% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.7% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
69.7% | 76.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
20.6% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
7.9% | 7.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.4% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
12.8% | 15.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
58.5% | 62.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.4% | 59.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
13.9% | 17.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
20.2% | 25.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.8% | 82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
34.0% | 29.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
55,055 | 1,389,811 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.1 | 30.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
140,431 | 3,499,406 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.0% | 65.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
29.0% | 36.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$147,400 | $170,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
125,807 | 3,064,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.62 | 2.68 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$69,139 | $67,142 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$27,914 | $27,006 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
9.3% | 8.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Mercer County |
New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
10,113 | 243,0551 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
191,350 | 3,645,3811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
9.9% | 2.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
21,238 | 573,819 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
27,421 | 708,837 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.4% | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.1% | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.5% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 7.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.8% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,380,418 | 96,599,807 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 256,925,492 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,191,115 | 102,153,833 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,719 | $11,910 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
553,731 | 15,715,595 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
700 | 25,389 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
4,402,987 | 63,971,9971 |
