New Jersey Demographics

New Jersey is 2nd out of 51 other states in Income per household

New Jersey is 2nd out of 51 other states in Population density (people per sqmi)

New Jersey is 3rd out of 51 other states in Foreign born residents

New Jersey is 3rd out of 51 other states in Race - Asian

New Jersey is 4th out of 51 other states in Home median value

New Jersey is 4th out of 51 other states in Income per capita

New Jersey is 5th out of 51 other states in People per household

New Jersey is 6th out of 51 other states in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

New Jersey is 6th out of 51 other states in Units inside multi-unit buildings

New Jersey is 7th out of 51 other states in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	New Jersey	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	8,864,590	11th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	7,354.2	46th	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,195.5	2nd	87.4

Education Demographics
	New Jersey	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.6%	26th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	35.0%	6th	28.2%

Race Demographics
	New Jersey	Rank	US
Race - White	73.8%	37th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.7%	16th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	33rd	1.2%
Race - Asian	9.0%	3rd	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	19th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	29th	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	8th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	58.2%	39th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	New Jersey	Rank	US
Female residents	51.2%	12th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	20.6%	3rd	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	New Jersey	Rank	US
Housing units	3,562,553	11th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	35.9%	6th	25.9%
Households	3,180,854	11th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.6%	38th	66.1%
Home median value	$349,100	4th	$186,200
People per household	2.7	5th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	17,939	14th	829,658

Business Demographics
	New Jersey	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	226,878	8th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,377,848	9th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	781,622	11th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$124,813,580	8th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,453	12th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$19,993,613	7th	$613,795,732