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Moving Long Distance - New Jersey

In 2017, New Jersey had a population of 9.01M people with a median age of 39.8 and a median household income of $80,088. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of New Jersey grew from 8.94M to 9.01M, a 0.684% increase and its median household income grew from $76,126 to $80,088, a 5.2% increase.

The population of New Jersey is 54.8% White Alone, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American Alone. 30.8% of the people in New Jersey speak a non-English language, and 89.8% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in New Jersey are Rutgers University-New Brunswick (12,279 degrees awarded in 2016), Montclair State University (5,004 degrees), and Rowan University (3,399 degrees).

The median property value in New Jersey is $334,900, and the homeownership rate is 63.8%. Most people in New Jersey commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in New Jersey is 2 cars per household.

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ECONOMY

The economy of New Jersey employs 4.34M people. The largest industries in New Jersey are Elementary & secondary schools (302,204 people), Construction (228,418 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (226,776 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($185,146), Software publishing ($173,011), and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($165,892).

Median household income in New Jersey is $80,088. Males in New Jersey have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,638. The income inequality in New Jersey (measured using the Gini index) is 0.493, which is higher than than the national average.

HOUSING & LIVING

The median property value in New Jersey was $334,900 in 2017, which is 1.54 times larger than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $328,200 to $334,900, a 2.04% increase. The homeownership rate in New Jersey is 63.8%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in New Jersey have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in New Jersey is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

State Capital: Trenton

Largest Cities: Newark, Trenton, Hoboken, Jersey City, Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, Seaside Heights, New Brunswick, Princeton

National Parks: Delaware Water Gap, Ellis Island, Gateway National Park, Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey Pinelands, Paterson Great Falls

State park System: In addition to the many wonderful national parks located throughout the state, there are hundreds more scenic state parks that reach from the northern mountainous regions of the state to the low-lying coastal plains of southern New Jersey. The tallest water tower in the world, the Union Water sphere, is located in Union. Although urban development has overtaken many suburban areas, there are still thousands of acres of beautiful undisturbed landscape still to be found in New Jersey.

Major Airports:Newark International Airport, Atlantic City International Airport, Trenton-Mercer Airport, Teterboro Airport

HEALTH

92.3% of the population of New Jersey has health coverage, with 54.6% on employee plans, 14.7% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 0.667% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the state of New Jersey was $8,859 in 2014. This is a 4.91% increase from the previous year ($8,444).

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1184 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.11% increase from the previous year (1171 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1187 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 534 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Salem County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (12.1%). Additionally, Cumberland County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (34.7%)

Real Estate: The average listing price for homes in New Jersey is $430,619, while the median sales price is just over $342,000. The New Jersey Association of Realtors is the official real estate resource for the state of New Jersey.  The longest boardwalk in the world is located in Atlantic City.

Moving and Storage: If you are looking for a moving company or storage facility to help you with anything, you should check to make sure the company is registered with the United States Department of Transportation or with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. (Link: New Jersey State Moving Resource Page)

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Income  By Location

n 2016, the county with the highest Median Household Incomein New Jersey was Hunterdon County, NJ with a value of $108,177, followed by Morris County, NJ and Somerset County, NJ, with respective values of $102,798 and $102,405.

The following map shows all of the counties in New Jersey colored by their Median Household Income.

Employment by Industries

From 2015 to 2016, employment in New Jersey grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 4.2M employees to 4.24M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Jersey, are Elementary & secondary schoolsRestaurants & Food Services, and Construction. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Jersey, though some of these residents may live in New Jersey and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Household Incom

In 2016, the median household income of the 3.19M households in New Jersey grew to $76,126 from the previous year's value of $72,222.

The following chart displays the households in New Jersey 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 $75-$100k range.

Property Valu

$328,200± $2,191

2016 MEDIAN

$322,600± $1,769

2015 MEDIAN

In 2016, the median property value in New Jersey grew to $328,200 from the previous year's value of $322,600.

The following charts display, first, the property values in New Jersey compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New Jersey the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k-$400k range.

Property Taxe

$3k+
AVERAGE RANGE
This chart shows the households in New Jersey distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New Jersey the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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