Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

Add Comparison

2024 Population

103,037

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

1.62% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.99%

11.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$165,838

3.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$729,900

5.74% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

50,513

1.61% 1-year growth

About

23.3% of the households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.3% of the residents in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ are UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey (1,508 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was $729,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.8%.

Most people in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ borders Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ, Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ, Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, Morris County (South)--Morristown, Madison & Florham Park PUMA, NJ, Union County (North Central)--Union Twp & Roselle Park PUMA, NJ, Union County (Southwest)--Plainfield & Westfield PUMA, NJ, and Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ.

United States New Jersey

Population & Diversity

Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 103k people, from which 92.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.5% of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (19.1k people).

In 2024, there were 7.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (72.5k people) in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.94k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.96k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ are Spanish (7,402 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (3,166 households), and Portuguese (1,472 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

51,423

Women

49.9%

51,664

Men

50.1%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 103,087 inhabitants, with 50.1% men, and 49.9% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

92.3%

2024 Citizenship

93%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.3% of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was 93%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
72.5k ± 1.32k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
9.94k ± 918
Other (Hispanic)
4.96k ± 883

11.6%

Hispanic Population

12k people

11.6% of the people in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ are hispanic (12k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

China
1,643 ± 987 people
Philippines
1,568 ± 965 people
India
1,540 ± 956 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was China, the natal country of 1,643 Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ residents, followed by Philippines with 1,568 and India with 1,540.

Foreign-Born Population

18.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

19.1k people

18.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

18.4k people

As of 2024, 18.5% of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ residents (19.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was 18.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
7,402 households (7.57%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
3,166 households (3.24%)
Portuguese
1,472 households (1.51%)

23.3% of the households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 7.57% of the households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
740 ± 179
Gulf War (2001-)
489 ± 179
Korea
280 ± 112

Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ.

Health

96.5% of the population of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 68.6% on employee plans, 3.9% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 8.96% on non-group plans, and 0.352% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

1,279 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,279 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Jersey in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 13.4% between 18 and 34 years, 43.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.5%

Uninsured

68.6%

Employer Coverage

3.9%

Medicaid

14.7%

Medicare

8.96%

Non-Group

0.352%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ grew by 7.22% from 3.26% to 3.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ employs 50.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ were Elementary & secondary schools (4,999 people), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (2,435 people), and Construction (2,183 people), and the highest paying industries were Nondepository credit & related activities ($308,668), Offices of physicians ($291,389), and Banking & related activities ($275,043).

Males in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.46 times higher than the average income of females, which is $125,756. The income inequality in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

22,769

Women

45.1%

27,744

Men

54.9%

The workforce of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ in 2024 was 50,513 people, with 45.1% woman, and 54.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

50.5k

2024 Value

1.61%

1 Year growth

± 1.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.61%, from 49.7k employees to 50.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ, are Other managers (2,083 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,809 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (1,687 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

50.5k

2024 Value

1.61%

1 Year growth

± 1.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.61%, from 49.7k employees to 50.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,999 people), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (2,435 people), and Construction (2,183 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$109,462

Median earning men ± $7,828

$79,237

Median earning women ± $3,206

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($207,979), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($155,545), and Wholesale Trade ($143,393).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($148,125), Information ($146,161), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,049).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.914%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ awarded 1,508 degrees. The student population of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,159 male students and 5,171 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (626 and 43.7%), Black or African American (388 and 27.1%), White (258 and 18%), and Asian (74 and 5.17%).

The largest universities in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey (1,508 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ are Liberal Arts & Sciences (351 and 23.3%), Registered Nursing (319 and 21.2%), and General Business (136 and 9.02%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 8,330 students enrolled in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ, 37.9% men and 62.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,904 records, of which 62.4% were women and 37.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
351 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
319 degrees awarded
General Business
136 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 351 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,508 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey with 1,508 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 536 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ, which is 0.551 times less than the 972 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 626 degrees mean that there were 1.61 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 388 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($9,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,440) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.474% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.296% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (28.5k), Graduate Degree (24k), and Primary Education (11k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was $729,900 in 2024, which is 2.19 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $690,300 to $729,900, a 5.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ is 74.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$729,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,056

$29,517

Median Property Taxes

±$1,067

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.8%

Homeownership

2024

56.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.8% of the housing units in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$165,838

Median Household Income

± $7,929

39.5k

Number of Households

± 1,493

In 2024, the median household income of the 39.5k households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ grew to $165,838 from the previous year's value of $160,169.

The following chart displays the households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.477

2024 Wage GINI in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ

In 2024, the income inequality in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.226% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (54.9%)
Worked At Home (25.2%)
Public Transit (10.9%)

In 2024, 54.9% of workers in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.29% of the workforce in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ (4.08k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.