Demographics & GIS

Census

The U.S. Census Bureau collects a host of data on the nation's people and economy. This involves numerous surveys regularly conducted by the Bureau, the most well-known being the census taken every ten years of population and household demographic characteristics. In 2005, the Census Bureau initiated the American Community Survey, a continuous detailed survey of economic, social, demographic, and housing characteristics intended to complement the decennial census. Census data is reported at a wide range of geography, from the nation as a whole down to states, counties and smaller areas.

Below are links to sources of Census data that the NJTPA regularly draws upon in assessing the traveling needs of the residents of northern New Jersey (indicates links to outside websites):

Data Source	Description
ACS Data Release Schedule	Data release schedule for 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) data
U.S. Census Bureau – American Factfinder	Quick direct access portal to U.S. Census data
American Community Survey	Census product that will provide yearly survey data, which was previously only included in the decennial long form
American Community Survey – Guidance for Data Users	Tools to help understand the use and benefits of the American Community Survey
Census Transportation Planning Package	Special tabulations from the decennial census designed for transportation planners
U.S. Census Bureau – Economic Census	Economic profile of American businesses, released every five years
Census TIGER/Line files	The Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system houses geographic data used by the U.S. Census Bureau

 

Census 2010 Data

The New Jersey State Data Center provides and analyzes the latest data from the 2010 census.

Regional Facts

Some key facts for the NJTPA region are as follows:

• NJTPA’s Census 2010 population is 6,579,907, 75 percent of NJ’s total population.

• Between 2000 and 2010, the region grew by nearly 270,000 people, or 4.3 percent over the 10-year period, which equates to an average annual growth rate of 0.4 percent. NJTPA’s 4.3 percent growth over the decade was just slightly under the statewide average growth of 4.5 percent (and substantially lower than the national average of 9.7 percent).

• Ocean County saw the most growth from 2000 to 2010—66,000 people—and had the highest percentage of growth in the NJTPA region at 12.8 percent.

• The only county in the NJTPA region that lost population from 2000 to 2010 was Essex County, dropping by about 10,000 people or 1.2 percent of its population 10 years earlier. Irvington saw the greatest population drop, down 6,800 people or 11 percent, followed by East Orange, which lost 5,500 residents or 8 percent. However, those losses were slightly offset by a gain of 3,500 people, or 1.3 percent, in Newark.

• In Hudson County, Jersey City—the second largest city in the state behind Newark—grew by 7,500 people, or 3. 1 percent.
   

News Articles

Summary articles in the media are here:

NY Times article pertaining to the population data that was released, including changing ethnic makeup of the state. Accompanying multimedia maps show New Jersey’s population changes by municipality.

Star Ledger article about the statewide Census results, and other related articles: Newark’s population, Hispanic population and redistricting.