Warren County Information

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research
Bureau of Labor Market Information

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Population & Demographic Facts Warren County New Jersey

Population, 2000 Census 102,437 8,414,350

Population, July 1, 2006 estimate (Census Bureau) 110,919 8,724,560

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 8.3% 3.7%

White persons, percent, 2005 estimate1 93.9% 76.6%

Black persons, percent, 2005 estimate 1

3.0% 14.5%

American Indian and Alaskan Native Persons, percent, 2005 estimate1 0.1% 0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2005 estimate 1

2.2% 7.2%

Native Hawaiian persons, percent, 2005 estimate1 0.0% 0.1%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 estimate1 0.8% 1.3%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 estimate2 5.6% 15.2%

Male population, 2005 estimate 53,808 4,248,897

Female population, 2005 estimate 56,568 4,469,028

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 25.0% 24.8%

Persons 65 years old and over, 2005 12.5% 13.0%

High school graduate or higher, 25 years and over (%), 2000 Census 84.9% 82.1%

Bachelor graduate or higher, 25 years and over (%), 2000 Census 24.4% 29.8%

Housing Units, 2005 estimate 44,609 3,443,981

Homeownership rate (%), 2000 Census 72.7% 65.6%

Single family homes (number), 2000 Census 31,850 2,080,235

Households, 2000 Census 38,660 3,064,645

Persons per household, 2000 Census 2.61 2.68

Family households, 2000 Census3 27,485 2,154,539

Per capita personal income, 2005 (BEA ) $37,111 $43,831

Median household money income, 2004 $61,281 $57,338

Persons below poverty (%), 2004 5.4% 8.4%

Persons under 18 in poverty (%), 2004 6.8% 10.2%

 Business and Industry Facts Warren County New Jersey

Private sector establishments, 2005 3,187 266,480

Private sector employment by workplace, 2005 32,484 3,308,433

Private sector employment, percent change 1995-2005 17.8% 11.3%

Labor Force (2006 annual average) 60,400 4,518,000

Employed Residents (2006 annual average) 58,000 4,309,000

Unemployed Residents (2006 annual average) 2,400 209,000

Unemployment Rate (%) ( 2006 annual average) 4.1% 4.6%

Manufacturers shipments ($1000), 2002 $1,895,348 $96,599,807

Retail sales ($1000), 2002 $1,314,293 $102,153,833

Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,226 $11,910

Minority-owned firms, 2002 358 141,139

Women-owned firms, 2002 1,926 185,197

Housing units authorized by building permits, 2006 512 34,323

Federal funds and grants ($1000), 2004 $526,976 $55,264,350

Geographic Facts Warren County New Jersey

Land area (square miles) 358 7,417

Persons per square mile, 2000 Census 286 1,134

Allentown-
Bethlehem-
Easton, PA-NJ
Metropolitan Statistical Area/Division MSA

Sources:
Population & Demographic Factsderived from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing; Small Area Income and Poverty
Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census; Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census; U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis.

Business and Industry Facts derived from NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development; 2002 Economic Census;
2002 Survey of Business Owners; U.S. Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division; and Consolidated
Federal Funds Report.
Geographic Facts derived from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, US Office of Management and Budget.

1
Includes persons reporting only one race.
2
Hispanics may be of any race, also are included in applicable race categories.
3
Family households consist of at least two persons who are related by birth, marriage or adoption.