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People QuickFacts |
Hudson County |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
601,146 | 8,724,560 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-1.3% | 3.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
608,975 | 8,414,350 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.9% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
22.5% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
10.9% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.4% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
71.0% | 76.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
15.2% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
11.3% | 7.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.7% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
41.0% | 15.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
34.2% | 62.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.8% | 59.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
38.5% | 17.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
56.1% | 25.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
70.5% | 82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.3% | 29.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
134,428 | 1,389,811 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
32.6 | 30.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
251,228 | 3,472,643 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
30.7% | 65.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
84.2% | 36.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$150,300 | $170,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
230,546 | 3,064,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.60 | 2.68 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$40,311 | $57,338 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,154 | $27,006 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
14.4% | 8.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Hudson County |
New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
13,390 | 242,1281 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
214,681 | 3,594,8621 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-1.5% | 1.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
39,593 | 573,134 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
46,277 | 708,837 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.7% | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.6% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
10.9% | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.2% | 7.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.5% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,122,200 | 96,599,807 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
13,366,713 | 256,925,492 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,090,693 | 102,153,833 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,710 | $11,910 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
612,792 | 15,715,595 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
4,275 | 34,323 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
3,499,556 | 55,264,3501 |