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Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ

114,656 Population
21.7 square miles 5,290.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,798 ±$3,335 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$99,511 ±$11,618 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.7% ±3.2% (12,149  ±3,698) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

34.1 minutes ±1.8 (1,837,570  ±177,000) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

42,188 ±1,978 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.2 (114,103  ±4,589) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±3.1% (1,563  ±799) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

44,057 ±2,132 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$489,800 ±$24,373 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.9% ±3.8% (11,263  ±4,338.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.5% ±5% (74,875  ±5,182.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.3% ±3.6% (26,157  ±3,164.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

44.2% ±2.3% (47,661  ±2,519.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

28.6% ±3.6% (32,825  ±4,380) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3% ±1% (2,739  ±892) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,739 Total veterans ±892 2,549 Male ±887 190 Female ±190

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