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

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2024 Population

114,048

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.2

0.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.55%

9.46% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$94,542

2.92% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$426,400

8.86% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

57,879

1.24% 1-year growth

About

44.2% of the households in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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.

89.1% of the residents in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was $426,400, and the homeownership rate was 58%.

Most people in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ borders Middlesex County (Northwest)--North Piscataway & South Plainfield PUMA, NJ, Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ, Union County (North Central)--Union Twp & Roselle Park PUMA, NJ, Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ, Union County (Southwest)--Plainfield & Westfield PUMA, NJ, Union County (Northeast)--Elizabeth PUMA, NJ, and NYC-Staten Island Community District 2--Mid-Island PUMA, NY.

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Population & Diversity

Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 114k people, from which 89.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 28.9% of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (32.9k people).

In 2024, there were 1.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.1k people) in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 14.5k Two Races Including 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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ are Spanish (27,015 households), Haitian (5,225 households), and Polish (3,906 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

58,011

Women

51.4%

54,857

Men

48.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 112,868 inhabitants, with 48.6% men, and 51.4% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ.

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

Citizenship

89.1%

2024 Citizenship

89.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.1% of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was 89.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
38.1k ± 1.83k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
30.6k ± 1.83k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
14.5k ± 1.78k

31.5%

Hispanic Population

35.9k people

31.5% of the people in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ are hispanic (35.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Haiti
3,935 ± 1,513 people
Colombia
3,298 ± 1,389 people
Dominican Republic
2,098 ± 1,114 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was Haiti, the natal country of 3,935 Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ residents, followed by Colombia with 3,298 and Dominican Republic with 2,098.

Foreign-Born Population

28.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

32.9k people

28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

31.6k people

As of 2024, 28.9% of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ residents (32.9k 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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was 28%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
27,015 households (25%)
Haitian
5,225 households (4.84%)
Polish
3,906 households (3.62%)

44.2% of the households in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 25% of the households in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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
1,298 ± 303
Gulf War (2001-)
410 ± 172
Gulf War (1990s)
364 ± 164

Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.17 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ.

Economy

The economy of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ employs 57.9k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ were Elementary & secondary schools (4,370 people), Construction (3,626 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,573 people), and the highest paying industries were Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($126,873), Advertising, public relations & related services ($114,885), and Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. ($114,371).

Males in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.15 times higher than the average income of females, which is $68,398. The income inequality in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.406, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

28,188

Women

48.7%

29,691

Men

51.3%

The workforce of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ in 2023 was 57,879 people, with 48.7% woman, and 51.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ.

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

Occupations

57.9k

2023 Value

1.24%

1 Year growth

± 1.24%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.24%, from 57.2k employees to 57.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,950 people), Other managers (1,495 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,347 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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

57.9k

2023 Value

1.24%

1 Year growth

± 1.24%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.24%, from 57.2k employees to 57.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,370 people), Construction (3,626 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,573 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,784

Median earning men ± $2,251

$50,332

Median earning women ± $3,769

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,683), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,051), and Public Administration ($83,828).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($100,129), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,477), and Public Administration ($61,849).

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.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 2.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.57% 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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (28.8k), Some college (18k), and Bachelors Degree (17.3k).

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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was $426,400 in 2024, which is 1.28 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $391,700 to $426,400, a 8.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 31.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$426,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,957

$24,822

Median Property Taxes

±$1,069

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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58%

Homeownership

2024

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58% of the housing units in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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.

$94,542

Median Household Income

± $2,763

42.8k

Number of Households

± 1,878

In 2024, the median household income of the 42.8k households in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ grew to $94,542 from the previous year's value of $91,860.

The following chart displays the households in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.406

2023 Wage GINI in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ

0.408

2022 Wage GINI in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ

In 2023, the income inequality in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was 0.406 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.303% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.6%)
Worked At Home (11.7%)
Carpooled (9.99%)

In 2024, 66.6% of workers in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.99%).

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

31.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (31.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.08% of the workforce in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle 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 (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ (9.68k out of 113k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.3% of the population of Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 51.5% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 9.75% on non-group plans, and 0.294% 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, 48.9% were men and 51.1% 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 21.1% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.65%

Uninsured

51.5%

Employer Coverage

16.1%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

9.75%

Non-Group

0.294%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ declined by 1.12% from 9.76% to 9.65%.

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