Somerset County, NJ
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None of the households in Somerset County, 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.
Somerset County, NJ borders Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, and Union County, NJ.
The economy of Somerset County, NJ employs N/A people. The largest industries in Somerset County, NJ are , and the highest paying industries are .
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Somerset County, NJ, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Somerset County, NJ.
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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Somerset County, NJ, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Somerset County, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Somerset County, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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.
The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.
Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Somerset County, NJ went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 59.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.883%).
Bob Menendez and Cory Booker 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 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Somerset County, NJ went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 59.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.883%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Somerset County, NJ for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
Bob Menendez and Cory Booker 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.
New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.
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.
In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
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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.
Median household income in Somerset County, NJ is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Somerset County, NJ was Census Tract 539.04 with a value of $243,993, followed by Census Tract 522.03 and Census Tract 542.02, with respective values of $242,656 and $235,526.
In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Somerset County, NJ was Census Tract 539.04 with a value of $243,993, followed by Census Tract 522.03 and Census Tract 542.02, with respective values of $242,656 and $235,526.
The following map shows all of the tracts in Somerset County, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Somerset County, 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 N/A range.
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This chart shows the number of workers in Somerset County, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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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.
Using averages, employees in Somerset County, NJ have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Somerset County, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Somerset County, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Somerset County, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Somerset County, NJ have N/A.
5.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Somerset County, NJ (18.1k out of 342k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.
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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.
N/A% of the population of Somerset County, NJ has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.
In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.9% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 43.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Somerset County, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 24.3% in Somerset County, NJ.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Somerset County, NJ.
In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.19% in Somerset County, NJ.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Somerset County, NJ.
