Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ

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US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

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About

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None of the households in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield 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.

The largest universities in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ are Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield (113 degrees awarded in 2022) and Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch (0 degrees).

Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ borders Middlesex County (Northwest)--North Piscataway & South Plainfield PUMA, NJ, Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ, Somerset County (South) PUMA, NJ, Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ, and Union County (Southwest)--Plainfield & Westfield PUMA, NJ.

United States New Jersey

Economy

The economy of Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ employs N/A people. The largest industries in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ are Construction (4,134 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,509 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,909 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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The workforce of Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ.

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

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ, are Construction (4,134 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,509 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,909 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($138,003), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($117,148), and Manufacturing ($91,200).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($80,808), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,422), and Information ($75,718).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.696%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of 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.

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

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.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (37 and 33.6%), followed by White (37 and 33.6%), Black or African American (27 and 24.5%), and Asian (3 and 2.73%).

The largest universities in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield (113 and NaNk%) and Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch (0 and NaNk%).

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% 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 Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (24.9k), High School or Equivalent (22k), and Some college (16.4k).

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield 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

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This chart shows the number of workers in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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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.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

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The chart below shows how the median household income in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, 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 (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ is false, followed by false and false.

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

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, 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.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.